The times they are changing? : crisis and the welfare state /: crisis and the welfare state. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Uniform Title: Social policy & administration.
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Bent Greve.
• Other Names: Greve, Bent
• Contents: Editorial Introduction: Overview and Conclusion 1; Bent Greve 1 To What Extent Did the Financial Crisis Intensify the Pressure to Reform the Welfare State? 7; Barbara Vis, Kees van Kersbergen and Thomas H. Hylands 2 Falling Back on Old Habits? A Comparison of the Social and Unemployment Crisis Reactive Policy Strategies in Germany, the UK and Sweden 23; Heejung Chung and Stefan Thewissen 3 The Impact of the Crisis on Australian Social Security Policy in Historical Perspective 41; Peter Saunders and Chris Deeming 4 US Social Policy in the 21st Century: The Difficulties of Comprehensive Social Reform 59; Anne Daguerre 5 Economic Crisis and Welfare Retrenchment: Comparing Irish Policy Responses in the 1970s and 1980s with the Present 79; Fiona Dukelow 6 Crisis and Welfare State Change in the Netherlands 101; Mara Yerkes and Romke van der Veen 7 Explaining Welfare Reforms in Italy between Economy and Politics: External Constraints and Endogenous Dynamics 117; Franca Maino and Stefano Neri 8 The Economic Crisis as a Trigger of Convergence? Short-time Work in Italy, Germany and Austria 137; Stefano Sacchi, Federico Pancaldi and Claudia Arisi 9 Health Care Policy for Better or for Worse? Examining NHS Reforms During Times of Economic Crisis versus Relative Stability 161; Lorraine Frisina Doetter and Ralf Götze Index 179
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (2600 pages)
• Subjects: 361.65; Social policy; Financial crises; Public welfare; Welfare state
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781444362343
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.