De Gruyter Handbook of Contemporary Welfare States (Issn, 1)

Globalisation, regionalisation, new technology, demography, voters’ expectations and re-structuring of societies are expected to influence welfare state development for years to come. This handbook analyses how different welfare state models and regimes will be able to cope with contemporary and future challenges, providing a variety of evidence based tools that make it essential reading for students, researchers and policy makers alike. Contents Part I Research methods 1 Contemporary welfare states and their challenges 2 Four families of theories to understand welfare state change 3 Evidence-Based Policy-Making Part II Welfare regimes 4 Nordic welfare states: up to challenge? 5 Continental European welfare states 6 Liberal welfare states 7 The Southern European welfare model 8 Eastern European welfare states 9 In search of a suitable path for welfare system development in China 10 East Asia: welfare determinants and issues in the post-developmentalism era Part III Issues and challenges 11 Health policy in a comparative perspective 12 COVID-19 and the welfare state: impacts, mechanisms, and responses 13 Through the COVID-19 pandemic: perspectives for the welfare state 14 Long-Term Care in ageing societies 15 Pension 16 The legitimacy of the welfare state in the age of migration 17 Education and the welfare state: worlds of early school leaving in Europe 18 Economic inequality – a growing issue? 19 Poverty in the five welfare regimes of Europe 20 Employment and unemployment 21 Sustainability 22 Populism 23 Behavioural public policy 24 North–South divide and global social policy 25 Incentives-disincentives – the benefit side of the welfare states Part IV Future research needs 26 The future of welfare states? Contributors to this volume Globalisation, regionalisation, new technology, demography, voters' expectations and re-structuring of societies are expected to influence welfare state development for years to come. This handbook analyses how different welfare state models and regimes will be able to cope with contemporary and future challenges, providing a variety of evidence based tools that make it essential reading for students, researchers and policy makers alike. Includes: concise overview and analysis of different welfare states; comprehensive research based policy advice; useful as a reference and teaching book in a number of social science studies; edited by a globally leading specialist in the field "Globalisation, regionalisation, new technology, demography, voters' expectations and re-structuring of societies are expected to influence welfare state development for years to come. This handbook analyses how different welfare state models and regimes will be able to cope with contemporary and future challenges, providing a variety of evidence based tools that make it essential reading for students, researchers and policy makers alike." -- Provided by publisher