New Perspectives on the Welfare State offers an appraisal of comparative social policy and applies it to our current uncertainties concerning European communiti

While social welfare programs, often inspired by international organizations, are spreading throughout the world, the more far-reaching notion of governmental r

The welfare state is a trademark of the European social model. An extensive set of social and institutional actors provides protection against common risks, off

'Crisis'. 'Breakdown'. 'Dismantlement.' Since the 1970's, these have become the catchphrases used to describe the condition of the welfare states in Europe, in

Bringing together a discussion of the theories and techniques of comparative policy analysis and a description of current developments in selected welfare state