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Social Policy in the Smaller European Union States

Studies in Contemporary European History, Band 9 1. Aufl.

von: Gary B. Cohen, Ben W. Ansell, Robert Henry Cox, Jane Gingrich
38,99 €
Verlag:	Berghahn Books
Format:	PDF
Veröffentl.:	01.12.2011
ISBN/EAN:	9780857452641
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	300

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Titelbeschreibung

In Europe and around the world, social policies and welfare services have faced increasing pressure in recent years as a result of political, economic, and social changes. Just as Europe was a leader in the development of the welfare state and the supportive structures of corporatist politics from the 1920s onward, Europe in particular has experienced stresses from globalization and striking innovation in welfare policies. While debates in the United Kingdom, Germany, and France often attract wide international attention, smaller European countries—Belgium, Denmark, Austria, or Finland—are often overlooked. This volume seeks to correct this unfortunate oversight as these smaller countries serve as models for reform, undertaking experiments that only later gain the attention of stymied reformers in the larger countries.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Tables and Figures Preface
 Introduction: Social Policy in the Smaller EU States Gary B. Cohen, Ben W. Ansell, Robert Henry Cox, and Jane Gingrich
 SECTION I: THE SOCIAL INVESTMENT AGENDA: FROM IDEAS TO POLICY?
 Chapter 1. How Globalization and the European Union are Changing European Welfare States Robert Henry Cox 
 Chaper 2. Family Policies, Education, and Female Labor Market Participation in Advanced Capitalist Democracies Robin Stryker, Scott R. Eliason, Eric Tranby, and William Hamilton
 Chapter 3. Double Transformation: How to Adjust to Institutional Social Policy? Juho Saari
 Chapter 4. The Social Investment State: A New Trend in Social Expenditure or Merely a Popular Political Discourse? Jorma Sipilä
 SECTION II: INTEREST COALITIONS, IDEAS, AND SOCIAL REFORM
 Chapter 5. Multiple Market Prespcriptions: The Diverse Models of Health Care Reform in Sweden Jane Gingrich
 Chapter 6. Austrian Social Policy Reform in the Era of Integration and Rising Populism Reinhard Heinisch
 Chapter 7. Of Firms and Flexibility : The Dynamics of Collective Bargainning Reform in Spain and Portugal Sara Watson
 SECTION III: DIVERGING INSTITUTIONAL LEGACIES, IDEAS, AND SOCIAL REFORM
 Chapter 8. Social Policy  Change "Under the Radar Screen": Health Care Reforms in Seven Small Countries Kieke G. H. Okma, Luca Crivelli, Toni Ashton, Iva Bolgani, Tsung-Me Cheng, David Chinitz, Meng-Kin Lim, Hans Maarse, Rachel Meislin, and Tim Tenbensel
 Chapter 9. Humboldt Humbled? The Germanic University System in Comparative Perspective Ben W. Ansell
 Chapter 10. Beyond the Welfare State: Consumer Protection and Risk Perceptions in the European Union and Austria Paulette Kurzer
 Conclusion: Ideas and Social Reform Robert Henry Cox
 Notes on Contributors Index

Autorenportrait

Ben W. Ansell is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Minnesota. He has also worked as an academic consultant to HM Treasury in the UK and for the Leitch Review of Skills, advising the UK government on long-term education policy. He is the author of From the Ballot to the Blackboard: The Redistributive Political Economy of Education (2010).