Transformation of Welfare States? / / Nick Ellison.
This accessible work provides a 'political sociology' of welfare states in industrial societies, with both historical and contemporary perspectives. Ellison focuses on the social and political underpinnings of a number of welfare regimes and looks at the transformations they have undergone...
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| Place / Publishing House: | London : : Taylor & Francis,, 2006. |
| Year of Publication: | 2006 |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 223 pages) :; illustrations |
| Notes: | Includes index. |
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| Summary: | This accessible work provides a 'political sociology' of welfare states in industrial societies, with both historical and contemporary perspectives. Ellison focuses on the social and political underpinnings of a number of welfare regimes and looks at the transformations they have undergone and the challenges they face. This book assesses current debates about the role of 'globalization' in welfare state change, paying particular attention to contemporary views about the capacity of embedded institutional structures to limit the effects of global economic pressures. Ellison assesses the changing. |
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| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Nick Ellison. |