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This edited volume provides new empirical evidence of far-reaching changes to welfare states globally, which have changed the boundaries of the 'public' and 'private' domain within the mixed economies of welfare. Various modes of policy intervention are investigated, providing a nuanced account of reforms in the past decade.
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'a good starting point for researchers who want to embark upon research in welfare state change over the past decades' - Journal of European Social Policy
'an outstanding contribution to the literature on welfare state reforms' - Medical Sociology Online
'the book provides an interesting account of the relationship between public and private financing, provision and regulation of welfare. Its comparative nature gives the reader a quick but broad insight into different forms of welfare mixes and policy enactments. Especially, its European focus and contrast with Japan and other countries distinguishes it from other books in this area.' - European Societies
Focusing on the shifting boundaries of 'public' and 'private' social policy, this edited volume provides nuanced analyses of transformations to welfare states globally
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- PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 1349302147
- ISBN 13 9781349302147
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages264
- EditorSeeleib-Kaiser M.
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