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This fully revised and updated edition of Happiness provides an accessible introduction to the concept of happiness and how it can be applied to publi...
Poverty has dire consequences on the ability to fulfil oneโs aspirations for life. Poverty has strong implications for social cohesion and societies...
Definitions of the welfare state often focus on how and why a state intervenes in the economy and welfare of the individual citizen. A welfare state d...
European and Global Perspectives
A common belief is that the European welfare states are in a position of crisis or heading towards one with the process of globalization removing any ...
International Perspectives Across Welfare States
Multidimensional Inequalities is a deep dive into the historical contexts and contemporary realities that negatively influence society and its structu...
Central Issues Now and in the Future
The welfare state is still very much central in peopleโs everyday lives. The welfare state is at the same time contested and debated, and has often ...
This innovative book takes a unique approach to rethinking welfare states by considering two centrally interlinked issues: namely what is welfare, and...
The Impact of Stories on Welfare State Development
This unique book explores the question of whether different myths and narratives have an impact on the development of welfare states. After discussing...
The Impact on Labour Markets and Welfare States
Changes in the labour market demand new solutions to mitigate the potentially dramatic wiping away of jobs, and this important book offers both analys...
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In the wake of the financial crisis, and with increasing numbers of people in precarious and low paid jobs, there has been a surprising surge of suppo...
Winners and Losers
Occupational welfare is becoming increasingly important in Europe. This book presents data on occupational welfare and its development, and questions ...
This unique and forward-thinking book explores how we understand needs in relation to the welfare state and to what extent we can, if at all, measure ...
The Public-Private Mix in Service Provision, Fiscal Policy and Employment
EU member states have seen high levels of unemployment in recent years especially amongst young people. At the same time the fiscal crisis of welfare ...
Originally published in 2005. The primary focus of this work is the relationship between family, work and the welfare system. Focusing on Denmark, Swe...
Economics and Society
At last โ a textbook on the public sector for students of social policy, public policy, political science and sociology. This book explains why we h...
Generally, the term 'welfare state' refers to an ideal model of provision, where the state accepts responsibility for the provision of comprehensive a...
Truth or Fiction?
Are we living in an age of permanent austerity? In this insightful book, Bent Greve provides a comprehensive empirical analysis of welfare states sinc...
The Basics
Social and Labour Market Policy: The Basics is an engaging and accessible introduction to the subject, which explores the broad historical, social and...
Globalisation, regionalisation, new technology, demography, voters' expectations and re-structuring of societies are expected to influence welfare sta...
Understanding Health Systems and Welfare explores the ways in which we understand health care systems and recommends how individuals, health care prov...
Bringing together researchers from the fields of social policy, economics, sociology and clinical psychology, this book offers new evidence on the int...