{"product_id":"9781405121163","title":"Making a European Welfare State? Convergences and Conflicts Over European Social Policy","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBroadening Perspectives in Social Policy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eMaking a European Welfare State?\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eConvergences and Conflicts Over European Social Policy\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePeter Taylor-Gooby\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ Public Policy \/ Social Services \u0026amp; Welfare\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis volume provides an up-to-date account of developments in Europe across a range of policy fields, from labour markets to disability and poverty to health care.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn up-to-date account of a rapidly changing field.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers developments across a range of policy fields, from labour markets to disability and poverty to health care.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSituates debates about welfare convergence and divergence in a theoretical context.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on sociological, social policy, political science and economic theoretical perspectives.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by acknowledged experts in the field.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUses case studies of particular policy areas and regional developments.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes work on Southern and Eastern Europe, as well as on France and Germany.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003ePeter Taylor-Gooby\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Social Policy at the University of Kent. His recent publications include \u003ci\u003eEuropean Welfare States Under Pressure\u003c\/i\u003e (edited, 2001), \u003ci\u003eRisk, Trust and Welfare\u003c\/i\u003e (edited, 2000) and \u003ci\u003eEuropean Welfare Futures\u003c\/i\u003e (co-authored with V. George and G. Bonoli, Polity, 2000). He has directed a number of ESRC and EU projects, including the Economic Beliefs and Behaviour programme, the Social Contexts and Responses to Risk network and the Welfare Reform and the Management of Societal Change programme.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 July 2004\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405121163\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e176\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8.96\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315472691340,"sku":"9781405121163","price":39.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405121163_6a09d901-c38e-46a0-b8e0-23fb04c90156.jpg?v=1780141843","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405121163","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}