Transformations of the welfare state: small states, big lessons

Transformations of the Welfare State analyses several small, advanced OECD economies to assess whether the welfare state can compete under the conditions of an increasingly integrated world economy. Looking to the future of the welfare state, in an era newly marked by profound uncertainty, the authors sound anoptimistic note. INDICE: Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1: Austria: The 'Island of the Blessed' in the Ocean of Globalisation; 2: Denmark: The Survival of a Social-democratic Welfare State; 3: New Zealand: Retrenchment and Reconstruction; 4: Switzerland: from Liberal to Conservative Welfare State - a Pattern of Late Maturation?; 5: Comparative Perspectives; References

• ISBN: 978-0-19-929632-3
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 336
• Fecha Publicación: 03/06/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés