Resilient Welfare States in the European Union

by Anton Hemerijck

Book Overview

The European welfare systems, established after the Second World War, have been under sustained attack since the late 1970s from the neoliberal drive towards a small state and from the market as the foremost instrument for the efficient allocation of scarce resources. After the 2008 financial crash, Europe's high tax and generous benefits welfare states were, once again, blamed for economic stagnation and political immobilism. If anything, however,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1788214862
• ISBN13: 9781788214865
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Agenda Publishing
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"