Examines the economic system in the United States, discusses governmental agencies and regulations, and analyzes current problems.
This text shows that reforms in Europe and the US in the early 2000's, reflect a strengthening of the role of the market in the governance of activation, and an individualization of service delivery. More recent events point, however, to a shift of focus towards cuts in benefits…
The last decade of the 20th century was marked by a shift in how welfare-states deal with those at the bottom of the income ladder. This shift involved the introduction/strengthening of work-obligations as a condition for receiving minimum income benefits - which, in some countr…
The Divided Welfare State is the first comprehensive political analysis of America's system of public and private social benefits. Everyone knows that the American welfare state is less expensive and extensive, later to develop and slower to grow, than comparable programs abroad…
The divided welfare state is the first comprehensive political analysis of America's system of public and private social benefits. Everyone knows that the American welfare state is less expensive and extensive, later to develop and slower to grow, than comparable programs abroad…