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Bringing together a discussion of the theories and techniques of comparative policy analysis and a description of current developments in selected welfare state regimes, European Welfare States provides an accessible overview of issues concerning European welfare states. In particular, it provides: - an overview of the development of welfare states in Europe; - a discussion of key issues including welfare state theories, the role of globalization, gender and the welfare state; welfare typologies; and the role of public opinion; - a detailed account of recent developments and current challenges in five European welfare states; and - a detailed account of the key challenges facing European welfare states and possible future directions for welfare models including the role of the European Union in the development of social policy. This book is illustrated throughout with student-friendly features such as case-studies, chapter summaries, questions for discussion and guides for further reading. With a flowing narrative and clear structure the book is an invaluable text for undergraduates taking courses in comparative social policy. It will also be useful for students in related disciplines such as public policy, social welfare, politics and international relations.
Gender and the Welfare State
Gender and the Welfare State
This chapter looks at theories concerning the relationship between gender and the welfare state. It outlines the criticisms that have been made of existing theories and draws on more recent work which has attempted to develop gendered criteria for analysing the impact of welfare states. Issues specifically related to gender and typologies of welfare states will be addressed in Chapter 6.
In the first part of this chapter we look at some of the main theses advanced in the literature on the role of gender in the development of welfare states. In the second part we look at a number of key current debates. As in Chapter 2, we draw on a number of important key texts ...
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