Reforming European Welfare States: Germany and the United Kingdom Compared

by Jochen Clasen

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199270712
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	10/27/2005
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	9.21(w) x 6.14(h) x 0.63(d)

About the Author

Jochen Clasen is Professor in School of Social and Political Studies at the University of Edinburgh.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction2. Welfare State Reform and Restructuring3. Motives, Means, and Opportunities: Analytical Perspectives4. Supporting Unemployed People: Income Protection and Activation5. Retirement Pensions6. Family Policy: Charting New Waters7. Conclusion

Editorial Reviews

"Clasen's book represents an outstanding contribution to the welfare state retrenchment and restructuring literature. It is especially valuable because it questions and qualifies received wisdoms in the debate, such as the stereotyping of the German and British welfare states or the dimensionality of the concept of change...a very readable piece deserving of a broad audience well beyond scholars of the German and British welfare states.'"—Journal of European Social Policy

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