Welfare States in the 21st Century: The New Five Giants Confronting Societal Progress

by Ian Greener

Book Overview

On the 80th anniversary of Beveridge's report on the 'Five Giants' confronting societal progress in the 1940s, this innovative book examines the 'New Giants' confronting us today: inequality, preventable mortality, the crisis of democracy, job quality, and environmental degradation. Ian Greener uses Qualitative Comparative Analysis and cluster analysis across 24 countries to analyse which countries are the highest performing in relation to each of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1035325268
• ISBN13: 9781035325269
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Length: 176 Pages
• Dimensions: 6.1" x 9.2"