Reforming European welfare states : Germany and the United Kingdom compared

Reforming European welfare states Germany and the United Kingdom compared

Written by a prominent contributor to recent debates on the welfare state, this is the first in-depth comparison of the UK and Germany as two large, but highly distinct, European welfare states. Spanning a 25-year period, this innovative analysis provides a systematic comparison of policy change acr...

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1. Verfasser: Clasen, Jochen (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Oxford u.a. Oxford Univ. Press 2005
Ausgabe:1. publ.
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Sozialreform > Sozialpolitik > Rentenreform > Familienpolitik > Arbeitslosenversicherung > Vergleich > Deutschland > Großbritannien > Welfare state > Germany > Social policy > Great Britain > Wohlfahrtsstaat
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Zusammenfassung:Written by a prominent contributor to recent debates on the welfare state, this is the first in-depth comparison of the UK and Germany as two large, but highly distinct, European welfare states. Spanning a 25-year period, this innovative analysis provides a systematic comparison of policy change across each country in three core areas: unemployment support, pensions, and family policy.
Welfare state reform and restructuring -- Motives, means, and opportunities: analytical perspectives -- Supporting unemployed people: income protection and activation -- Retirement pensions -- Family policy: charting new waters -- Conclusion
Beschreibung:Enth. Literaturverz. (S. [215]-241) und Index
Beschreibung:XII, 249 S.
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24 cm
ISBN:0199270716
0-19-927071-6
9780199270712
978-0-19-927071-2