Governance of Welfare State Reform: A Cross National and Cross Sectoral Comparison of Policy and Politics (Globalization and Welfare series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1847201431 ISBN 13: 9781847201430

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2009

Synopsis

Governance is now a major topic in political science. To date, analysts of governance have paid scant attention to social policy or welfare state reform. In this book, the concept of governance is used to analyse the outgoing variety of the welfare mix as well as shifting responsibilities and modes of interaction.

This unique and path-breaking work analyses the governance of welfare state reform in the areas of health, pensions, labour market and education policy. The authors compare both the different processes of reform (politics) and the change of policies in different welfare state regimes. They question if the change of regulatory structures results in growing convergence or ongoing divergence of welfare states.

Governance of Welfare State Reform will be essential reading for researchers and students interested in social policy and governance studies. Political scientists, sociologists and social policymakers will also find this book an invaluable read.

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About the Author

Edited by Irene Dingeldey, Senior Researcher, Institute Labour and Economy, University of Bremen and Heinz Rothgang, Professor of Health Economics, Centre for Social Policy Research, University of Bremen, Germany

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1847201431
• ISBN 13: 9781847201430
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272
• Editor: Dingeldey Irene, Rothgang Heinz