Using the findings from up-to-date surveys in Europe, the US and Australasia, this book argues that, contrary to the claims of experts and policy makers, the welfare state is still highly popular amongst citizens.
Contradictions of the welfare state
Contradictions of the welfare state
During the last decade, many European countries introduced extensive reforms€to the implementation structures through which income protection and activation programmes for the unemployed are implemented and delivered. These governance reforms include: the creation of markets for…
This advanced text focuses on a set of key themes and issues of particular relevance and topicality in understanding contemporary Chinese politics, economy and society. Following an overview of the historical background - with a particular emphasis on economic developments - it …
The main thesis of the book is that the welfare state cannot have a sustainable future, given the overburdened state budget, unless it is managed by a strategic planning process. The book deals, moreover, with the new emergence of a non-profit private sector that feeds a kind of…
"The main thesis of the book is that the welfare state cannot have a sustainable future, given the overburdened state budget, unless it is managed by a strategic planning process. The book deals, moreover, with the new emergence of a nonprofit private sector that feeds a kind of…
"Welfare and the Constitution defends a largely forgotten understanding of the U.S. Constitution: the positive or 'welfarist' view of Abraham Lincoln and the Federalist Papers. Sotirios Barber challenges conventional scholarship by arguing that the government has a constitutiona…
Welfare and the Constitution defends a largely forgotten understanding of the U.S. Constitution: the positive or "welfarist" view of Abraham Lincoln and the Federalist Papers. Sotirios Barber challenges conventional scholarship by arguing that the government has a constitutional…