Overview

This insightful book provides a systematic analysis of the development of affluent Western welfare states in this turbulent era. It explores the consequences for welfare states of modern crises such as climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the war in Ukraine. Most importantly, it investigates how to prioritize scarce resources in the face of many competing demands and argues that there is an urgent need to improve crisis funding whilst at the same time maintaining provision for vulnerable groups. Bringing together a diverse team of expert contributors, chapters explore the key challenges faced by welfare states in this turbulent era, including changing demographic compositions, the impact of technological advances on working practices, financial crises, and shifting voter attitudes and expectations. Emphasizing how instability poses opportunities for new directions and developments, the book ultimately explores the pressures and possible ways forward for welfare states in years to come. Providing nuanced perspectives on welfare states, this timely book will be ideal for students and scholars of sociology, social and public policy, political science, and development studies.

Full Product Details

Author:   Bent Greve
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:  

9781803926834

ISBN 10:   180392683
Pages:   252
Publication Date:   14 July 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents: Preface xii 1 Welfare states in turbulent times 1 Bent Greve 2 Demography – once again and still challenging the welfare states 10 Cristiano Gori and Matteo Luppi 3 Self-employment and technology: different models of labor relations 28 Ferry Koster 4 The perceived dilemma between debt reduction and a fair society: saving for a rainy day without increasing poverty? 48 Jakub Sowula and Martin Seeleib-Kaiser 5 The evolution of welfare attitudes in Europe over the past four decades 71 Gianna Maria Eick 6 Climate change and its effect on welfare states 84 Ian Greener 7 Keynesian economics steering is back – end of liberal economic policy? 98 Mogens Ove Madsen 8 The welfare state and handling health challenges 112 Caroline Rudisill 9 Welfare states, growth regimes, and the emergence of the knowledge economy: social policy in turbulent times 127 Julian L. Garritzmann and Bruno Palier 10 Allies or enemies of the welfare state? Welfare support and critiques from (left-wing) protesters in Europe 142 Femke Roosma 11 Conflicting demands and financial abilities? 167 Bent Greve 12 Effective and fair labour markets: more and focused active labour market policy? 180 Henri Haapanala 13 Mass migration due to climate change? A critique of the security focus on climate mobilities 195 Meltem Yilmaz Sener 14 The welfare state in turbulent times: a perspective from the United States 210 Alex Waddan 15 The way welfare states can develop in turbulent times 225 Bent Greve Index

Reviews

'In uncertain and turbulent times, a concise and encompassing introduction to emerging and challenging themes is a welcome contribution to the fast-changing landscape of (Western) welfare studies. The authors disentangle the complexity behind the issues and provide the reader with an insight of what is ultimately at stake.' -- Yuri Kazepov, University of Vienna, Austria

'With chapters offering essential insights into a wide range of cross-cutting challenges currently facing welfare states, Welfare States in a Turbulent Era will help students and scholars make sense of the complexities of social policy making in the wake of the global financial crisis and COVID-19 pandemic.' -- Daniel Clegg, University of Edinburgh, UK 'In uncertain and turbulent times, a concise and encompassing introduction to emerging and challenging themes is a welcome contribution to the fast-changing landscape of (Western) welfare studies. The authors disentangle the complexity behind the issues and provide the reader with an insight of what is ultimately at stake.' -- Yuri Kazepov, University of Vienna, Austria

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Edited by Bent Greve, Professor in Social Science, Department of Social Sciences and Business, University of Roskilde, Denmark

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