Author (Person) | Fouarge, Didier |
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Publisher | Edward Elgar |
Series Title | Globalization and Welfare |
Publication Date | 2004 |
ISBN | 1-84376-605-1 |
Content Type | Textbook | Monograph |
Abstract: The work is organised over eight chapters. Following an introduction, chapter two investigates the dual nature of subsidiarity having both bottom-up and top-down responsibilities. The role of government in the field of redistributive policies, be it at EU or nation state level, is investigated in chapter three. The relationship between European welfare regimes and poverty are considered in chapter four. Income redistribution and poverty in the three European welfare states - Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom - are the focus of chapter five with quantification of the impact of redistributive policy by their governments. Chapter six concentrates on the long-term income poverty and poverty dynamics, using income as the yardstick for welfare comparisons across population groups. Chapter seven addresses the issues of poverty and social exclusion and the strategies to be employed to reach the hypothetical poverty targets for EU Member States. Chapter eight draws together and weighs the evidence of earlier chapters and some signposts erected as to the way forward for the design of the welfare state and Social Europe. The work will interest scholars, students and researchers engaged in economics, sociology and political science as well as governmental institutions and policy makers. Contents: |
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Source Link | http://www.e-elgar.co.uk/ |
Subject Categories | Employment and Social Affairs |
Countries / Regions | Europe |
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