Overview
- Recognised importance in contemporary political and social debate of relationship between work and welfare
Use of selected countries as case examples to illustrate a rich area of analysis and discussion
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Introduction
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Post-War Developments and National Variations
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Changing Patterns of Work and Employment
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Issues of Social Policy
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About this book
This book examines pressures for convergence and divergence in contemporary societies focusing on the rapidly changing relationship betwen work and welfare. The countries selected for in-depth comparative analysis are Germany, Spain, Sweden and the UK, each representative of different labour market and welfare regimes.
Beginning with an overview of those departmenst in the post-second world war period which shed light on the different social and institutional structures, economic directions and policy orientations of the countries concerned, the book goes on to explore changing patterns of work and employment in particular in relation to labour market reforms, new forms of production and women's participation in paid work. In its last section, it looks at current issues of social policy in Europe, including gender and poverty.
Integrating material from sociological perspectives on work and employment with comparative welfare analysis, feminist critiques and recent debates on social exclusion, the book will be of particular relevance and usefulness to students of European Studies, Sociology and Social Policy.
Beginning with an overview of those departmenst in the post-second world war period which shed light on the different social and institutional structures, economic directions and policy orientations of the countries concerned, the book goes on to explore changing patterns of work and employment in particular in relation to labour market reforms, new forms of production and women's participation in paid work. In its last section, it looks at current issues of social policy in Europe, including gender and poverty.
Integrating material from sociological perspectives on work and employment with comparative welfare analysis, feminist critiques and recent debates on social exclusion, the book will be of particular relevance and usefulness to students of European Studies, Sociology and Social Policy.
About the author
CHRISTINE COUSINS is Principal Lecturer in the Department of Social Sciences, University of Hertfordshire. She is the author of Controlling Social Welfare: A Sociology of State Welfare, Work and Organisations.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Society, Work and Welfare in Europe
Authors: Christine Cousins
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-27016-3
Publisher: Red Globe Press London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Christine Cousins 1999
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-72994-6Due: 30 October 1998
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 224
Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave
Topics: Social Policy