03480nam a22004815i 4500 000718041 UtOrBLW 20240925120825.0 20220601102114.0 m o d cr un||||||||| 220214s2022 mau ob 001 0 eng NEZPRACOVANÝ IMPORT 9781800885127 (e-book) DLC eng rda DLC UtOrBLW pcc JC479 .G74 2022 Greve, Bent, author. Rethinking welfare and the welfare state / Bent Greve (Professor in Social Science, Department of Social Sciences and Business, University of Roskilde, Denmark). Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022. 1 online resource (160 pages). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Rethinking research and theory series Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Preface -- 1. Rethinking welfare and the welfare state: An Introduction -- 2. Historical development of welfare states: People and ideas -- 3. What is welfare? -- 4. Welfare state regimes - many or few? -- 5. The welfare state mix revisited -- 6. Pressures on welfare states -- 7. Individualism versus collectivism -- 8. New ways of measuring societal development -- 9. Inequality and poverty - new challenges for welfare states -- 10. Populism and welfare chauvinism as challenges for welfare states -- 11. Labour market restructuring as a game changer -- 12. Elements in rethinking welfare states - a new clustering -- 13. Conclusions: New directions for welfare states -- Index. "This innovative book takes a unique approach to rethinking welfare states by considering two centrally interlinked issues: namely what is welfare, and what we should expect from welfare states now and in the future. Bent Greve critically considers thinking on the core elements of welfare states, how they should be ranked and how to recognise indicators of their direction of movement. Providing expert analysis of the historical development of welfare states and the challenges and pressures experienced both regionally and globally, this book argues for a new division of welfare states and a system for balancing old and new social risk. The investigation of dilemmas and the analysis of developing welfare states are particularly illuminating and informative. Greve provides a forward-thinking approach considering long-term stability and the challenges of inequality and poverty in different welfare regimes. He effectively combines new perspectives with attention to a strong public sector economy. With insightful new analysis this book will be an invaluable read for researchers and students of social policy and welfare states"-- Provided by publisher. Description based on print record. elektronické knihy fd186907 czenas electronic books eczenas Welfare state. Welfare economics. Public welfare. Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher. 9781800885110 (hardback) https://zdroje.vse.cz/login?url=https://www.elgaronline.com/view/book/9781800885127/9781800885127.xml Plný text ELGAR-OWNED EB PhDinfra NEPOSILAT EB