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Culture and welfare state

Wim van Oorschot, Michael Opielka, Birgit Pfau-Effinger · 2008

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"Culture and Welfare State provides comparative studies on the interplay between cultural factors and welfare policies. Starting with an analysis of the historical and cultural foundations of Western European welfare states, reflected in the competing ideologies of liberalism, conservatism and socialism, the book goes on to compare the Western European welfare model to those in North America, Asia and Central and Eastern Europe. This volume examines not only the relationships between cultural change and welfare restructuring, taking empirical evidence from policy reforms in contemporary Europe, but also the popular legitimacy of welfare, focusing particularly on the underlying values, beliefs and attitudes of people in European countries." "This book will be of great interest to sociologists and political scientists, as well as social policy experts interested in a cultural perspective on the welfare state."--BOOK JACKET.

Book details

Year
2008
Language
English
Publisher
Edward Elgar
Editions
1
Pages
322
ISBN
9781845423896

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