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Nationalism and Democracy in the Welfare State
Edited by Pauli Kettunen, Saara Pellander, Miika Tervonen
This multidisciplinary book unpacks and outlines the contested roles of nationalism and democracy in the formation and transformation of welfare-state institutions and ideologies. At a time when neo-liberal, post-national and nationalist...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Politicisation of Social Europe
Francesco Corti
Preface by Anton Hemerijck, Professor of Political Science and Sociology, European University Institute, Florence, Italy While for some scholars the Euro crisis dashed the dream of Social Europe, this thought-provoking book proposes a m...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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A Modern Guide to Citizen’s Basic Income
Malcolm Torry
Debate on the desirability, feasibility and implementation of a Citizen’s Basic Income – an unconditional, nonwithdrawable and regular income for every individual – is increasingly widespread among academics, policymakers, and the genera...eBook:Find out more$39.96
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Challenges to the Welfare State
Edited by Jolanta Aidukaite, Sven E.O. Hort, Stein Kuhnle
This comprehensive and innovative book demonstrates the dynamics of welfare policies in different socioeconomic settings by providing comparative analyses of the Baltic and Nordic welfare state systems. The book contributes to finding an...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Small Welfare State
Edited by Jae-jin Yang
In a period of rapid change for welfare states around the world, this insightful book offers a comparative study of three historically small welfare states: the US, Japan, and South Korea. Featuring contributions from international disti...eBook:Find out more$39.96
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Handbook on Social Protection Systems
Edited by Esther Schüring, Markus Loewe
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. This exciting and innovative Handbook provides readers with a comprehensive and globally rel... -
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Handbook on Austerity, Populism and the Welfare State
Edited by Bent Greve
This innovative Handbook presents the core concepts associated with austerity, retrenchment and populism and explores how they can be used to analyse developments in different welfare states and in specific social policies. Leading exper...eBook:Find out more$65.00
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Advanced Introduction to Public Policy
B. G. Peters
In this updated second edition, internationally renowned scholar B. Guy Peters provides a succinct introduction to public policy and illustrates the design approach to policy problems. Peters demonstrates how decision-makers can make mor...eBook:Find out more$27.40
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Migrants’ Attitudes and the Welfare State
Karen N. Breidahl, Troels F. Hedegaard, Kristian Kongshøj, Christian A. Larsen
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. Analysing two major surveys of 14 different migrant groups connected to Danish register data... -
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Poverty, Crisis and Resilience
Edited by Marie Boost, Jennifer Dagg, Jane Gray, Markus Promberger
Poverty remains a problem in Europe, raising the need for new solutions. In this thought-provoking book the contributors delve deeply into the everyday lives of poor households to see which practices and resources they apply to improve t...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Myths, Narratives and Welfare States
Bent Greve
This unique book explores the question of whether different myths and narratives have an impact on the development of welfare states. After discussing the various definitions of ‘myths’ and ‘narratives’, Bent Greve disentangles their rel...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Transportation and the State
Hans Keman, Jaap J. Woldendorp
This book analyses the role of the national state, as organiser of its territory and governor of its infrastructure, since it emerged in the 19th Century. It presents a cross-time analysis of eight emerging democratic states during the t...eBook:Find out more$40.00