| Author | : Tomasz Inglot |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 394 |
| Release | : 2008-05-12 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : |
Inglot analyzes historical patterns of expansion and evolution among welfare states in East Central Europe.
Fragmentation in East Central Europe
| Author | : Klaus Richter |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 368 |
| Release | : 2020-04-14 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0198843550 |
The First World War led to a radical reshaping of Europe's political borders. Nowhere was this transformation more profound than in East Central Europe, where the collapse of imperial rule led to the emergence of a series of new states. New borders intersected centuries-old networks of commercial, cultural, and social exchange. The new states had to face the challenges posed by territorial fragmentation and at the same time establish durable state structures within an international order that viewed them as, at best, weak, and at worst, as merely provisional entities that would sooner or later be reintegrated into their larger neighbours' territory. Fragmentation in East Central Europe challenges the traditional view that the emergence of these states was the product of a radical rupture that naturally led from defunct empires to nation states. Using the example of Poland and the Baltic States, it retraces the roots of the interwar states of East Central Europe, of their policies, economic developments, and of their conflicts back to the First World War. At the same time, it shows that these states learned to harness the dynamics caused by territorial fragmentation, thus forever changing our understanding of what modern states can do.
Comparative Welfare State Politics
| Author | : Kees van Kersbergen |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 265 |
| Release | : 2014 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1107005639 |
Kees van Kersbergen and Barbara Vis explain the political opportunities and constraints of welfare state reform in advanced democracies.
The Routledge Handbook of the Welfare State
| Author | : Bent Greve |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 498 |
| Release | : 2013 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 0415682924 |
The welfare state in all its many forms has had a profound role in many countries around the world since at least the Second World War. The Routledge Handbook of the Welfare State explores the classical issues around the welfare state, but also investigates its key concepts, along with how these can be used and analysed. This book provides expert analysis of the core issues related to the welfare state, including regional depictions of welfare states around the globe. The book combines essays on methodologies, core concepts and central policy areas to produce a comprehensive picture of what 'the welfare state' means around the world. In the midst of the credit crunch, this book addresses some of the many questions about the welfare state. This book is suitable for students and scholars throughout the social sciences, particularly in sociology, social policy, public policy, international relations, politics, and gender studies.
De Gruyter Handbook of Contemporary Welfare States
| Author | : Bent Greve |
| Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
| Total Pages | : 454 |
| Release | : 2022-09-05 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 3110721767 |
Globalisation, regionalisation, new technology, demography, voters’ expectations and re-structuring of societies are expected to influence welfare state development for years to come. This handbook analyses how different welfare state models and regimes will be able to cope with contemporary and future challenges, providing a variety of evidence based tools that make it essential reading for students, researchers and policy makers alike.
Routledge Handbook of the Welfare State
| Author | : Bent Greve |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 716 |
| Release | : 2018-06-28 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1351800558 |
Forty-five contributions from renowned international specialists in the field provide readers with expert analysis of the core issues related to the welfare state, including regional depictions of welfare states around the globe. The second edition of the Routledge Handbook of the Welfare State combines essays on methodologies, core concepts and central policy areas to produce a comprehensive understanding of what ‘the welfare state’ means around the world. In the aftermath of the credit crunch, the Handbook addresses some of the many questions about the welfare state. This second edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to include an in-depth analysis of societal changes in recent years. New articles can be found on topics such as: the impact of ideas, well-being, migration, globalisation, India, welfare typologies, homelessness and long-term care. This volume will be an invaluable reference book for students and scholars throughout the social sciences, particularly in sociology, social policy, public policy, international relations, politics and gender studies.
Reflections on 1989 in Eastern Europe
| Author | : Terry Cox |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 257 |
| Release | : 2013-09-13 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1317980395 |
This book presents a selection of recent research on the events and developments of 1989 in Eastern Europe. It offers a mix of detailed examinations of the events of 1989 in Eastern Europe, thoughtful and considered appraisals of developments, and ‘middle-range’ theoretical discussions of patterns of cause and effect. The authors range in their approaches from detailed examinations of government and ruling-party papers from the archives, some of it originally labelled top secret, to personal observations and oral history based on interviews with participants, to analysis of survey data and official statistics. In their chosen focus the essays range from explorations of the emerging crisis in the communist regimes that led to the events of 1989, reflections and insights into the events and changing mood during 1989 itself, and examinations of some of the consequences and legacies of 1989. This book was published as a special issue of Europe-Asia Studies.
The Oxford Handbook of the Welfare State
| Author | : Daniel B?land |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 1090 |
| Release | : 2021-10-27 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0192563475 |
This is the comprehensively-revised second edition of a volume that was welcomed at its first appearance as 'the most authoritative survey and critique of the welfare state yet published'. Its fifty-one chapters have been written by acknowledged experts in the field from across Europe, Australia, and North America. Some chapters are brand new; all have been systematically revised, and they are right up to date. The first seven sections of the book cover the themes of Ethics, History, Approaches, Inputs and Actors, Policies, Policy Outcomes, and Worlds of Welfare. A final chapter is devoted to the future of welfare and well-being under the imperatives of climate change. Every chapter is written in a way that is both comprehensive and succinct, introducing the novice reader to the essentials of what is going on while providing new insights for the more experienced researcher. Wherever appropriate, the handbook brings the very latest empirical evidence to bear. It is a book that is thoroughly comparative in every way. The Oxford Handbook of the Welfare State, second edition, is a comprehensible and comprehensive survey of everything that it is important to know about the welfare state in these troubled times. It is an indispensable source for everyone who wants to know what is really going on now, and what is likely to happen next.
Gender Inequality in the Eastern European Labour Market
| Author | : Giovanni Razzu |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 392 |
| Release | : 2016-10-26 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1317327942 |
Under communism there was, in the countries of Eastern Europe, a high level of gender equality in the labour market, particularly in terms of high participation rates by women. The transition from communism has upset this situation, with different impacts in the different countries. This book presents a comprehensive overview of gender and the labour market since the fall of communism in a wide range of Eastern European countries. Each country chapter describes the nature of inequality in the particular country, and goes on to examine the factors responsible for this, including government policies, changing social attitudes, levels of educational attainment and the impact of motherhood. Overall, the book provides an interesting comparison to the situation in Western developed countries, outlining differences and similarities. No one single Eastern European model emerges while, as in Western developed countries, a range of experiences and trends is the norm.
