The Politics of the New Welfare State

by David Natali and Giuliano Bonoli

Book Overview

Since the early 1990s, European welfare states have undergone substantial changes, in terms of objectives, areas of intervention, and instruments. Traditional programmes, such as old age pensions have been curtailed throughout the continent, while new functions have been taken up. At present, welfare states are expected to help non-working people back into employment, to complement work income for the working poor, to reconcile work and family life,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199645256
• ISBN13: 9780199645251
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press (UK)
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.2"