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This work seeks to provide a novel perspective on the condition of European welfare states. The challenges to the welfarestate are indisputable for ranging from changing demographic, social and family structures to high levels of unemployment, rising entitlements and the growth …
This unique book explores the question of whether different myths and narratives have an impact on the development of welfare states. After discussing the various definitions of 'myths' and 'narratives', Bent Greve disentangles their relationship with the welfare state, referrin…
We are spurred into action by our troubles and fears; but all too often our action fails to address the true causes of our worries. When trying to make sense of our lives, we tend to blame our own failings and weaknesses for our discomforts and defeats. And in doing so, we make …
This text offers a radical interpretation of welfare regimes and their likely future development. Building on an account of the principal contradictions and dilemmas of capital as a social relation, Bob Jessop explores interrelated aspects of all capitalist welfare regimes. Thes…