Social welfare, social policy and social services Books

Book SynopsisThis Handbook is a timely compilation dedicated to exploring a rare diversity of perspectives and content on the development, successes, reforms and challenges within China's contemporary welfare system. It showcases an extensive introduction and 20 original chapters by leading and emerging area specialists who explore a century of welfare provision from the Nationalist era, up to and concentrating on economic reform and marketisation (1978 to the present). Organised around five key concerns (social security and welfare; emerging issues and actors, including gender issues, NGOs, and philanthropy; gaps; and future challenges, such as population ageing and environmental pressures) chapters draw on original case-based research from diverse disciplines and perspectives, engage existing literature and further key debates. Key historical insights into welfare provision in the Chinese context serve as a starting point with the remaining chapters combining a review of the literature with original case studies. The book offers novel empirical research and includes topics often not discussed in the literature on welfare in China, including: mental health, highly educated rural-to-urban migrants, NGOs as welfare providers, China's overseas welfare aid, environmental challenges and welfare, amongst others. This comprehensive and multidisciplinary Handbook will be of immense value to researchers and scholars in the fields of China Studies, social policy, the welfare state, politics and related areas. Accessible to a non-specialist audience interested in China's welfare development and welfare states more broadly, it will also serve as a useful resource for undergraduates.Contributors Include: E. Baum, M. Blaxland, O. Bruun, B. Carrillo, J. Chen, S. Cook, X.-y. Dong, T.D. DuBois, M.W. Frazier, K.R. Fisher, R. Hasmath, T. Hesketh, J. Hood, J.Y.J. Hsu, H. Jia, E. Jeffreys, P.I. Kadetz, B. Li, Y. Li, J. Liu, S.-h. Liu, Y. Liu, A.W. MacDonald, A. Saich, X. Shang, D.J. Solinger, K. Suda, Y. Zeng, J. Zhao, Z. ZhaoTrade Review'In this book, Carrillo, Hood and Kadetz have assembled a distinguished cast of academics to examine social welfare in China. The result is a sweeping review that covers Chinese welfare through various historical eras, across differing models of welfare provision and from a range of perspectives. Evolving aspects of welfare provision by the central state, by local states, by employers, by NGOs, by individual philanthropists and by families are all considered. The authors also make useful comparisons across historical divides and between China and other countries, including both developed economies in Europe and other developing countries. While the authors diverge in terms of their degree of optimism or pessimism towards Chinese welfare regimes, they all manage to illuminate aspects of its provision. The book will become a starting point for all interested in this topic.' --Andrew Kipnis, The Australian National University'This is a needed book, bracing in its diversity and scope. As a collection of authoritative studies of welfare in China, it is a handbook in the best sense of the word: China researchers, and others concerned with global health and social inequality, will want to keep it ready to hand, to consult as a reservoir of up-to-date facts, carefully analyzed. All of these scholars challenge the liberal term ''welfare'' through the experience of Chinese socialism, even as they make the category useful for comparative and critical research.' --Judith Farquhar, University of Chicago, US'Handbook of Welfare in China is an impressive book, written by scholars from a range of disciplines. Covering everything from public welfare provision under the Qing and leprosy control in the collective era, to contemporary urban housing welfare policies and Sino-African health diplomacy, it makes an important contribution to our understanding of the historical development of modern China's welfare regime. It will be a valuable resource for anyone interested in welfare in China for many years to come.' --Tamara Jacka, The Australian National UniversityTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Beatriz Carrillo, Johanna Hood and Paul I. Kadetz Part I Welfare in the Chinese context: an historical perspective 1. Welfare provision in China from late empire to the People’s Republic Thomas David DuBois 2. Leprosy welfare: entrenched stigma and policy formation Shao-hua Liu 3. Chinese psychiatric welfare in historical perspective Emily Baum Part II The welfare system in reform era China 4. The politics of welfare policy: towards social citizenship? Tony Saich 5. Health inequalities, medical insurance and medical financial assistance Zhongwei Zhao, Hongbo Jia and Jiaying Zhao 6. Housing welfare policies in urban China Bingqin Li 7. The urban minimum livelihood guarantee: social assistance (just) to stave off starvation Dorothy J. Solinger 8. Geographical stratification and the provision of education in contemporary China Ye Liu 9. The social welfare of ethnic minorities: rationale, impact and outcomes Reza Hasmath and Andrew W. MacDonald Part III Gaps in the welfare system 10. Rural-to-urban migrants: access to welfare services and integration into urban life Juan Chen 11. Urban welfare and social justice: individual perspectives of highly educated rural-to-urban migrants in the city of Guangzhou Kimiko Suda 12. Disability and welfare services Karen R. Fisher, Xiaoyuan Shang and Megan Blaxland 13. Gender, welfare and the economy of care in reform era China: How the welfare system shapes women’s opportunities and gender equality Sarah Cook and Xiao-Yuan Dong 14. Ageing in rural China: State, family and gendered care responsibilities Jieyu Liu Part IV Engaging non-State welfare providers domestically and abroad 15. Chinese NGOs as welfare providers: challenges and constraints Jennifer Y.J. Hsu and Reza Hasmath 16. Entrepreneurs, celebrities and charitable foundations: elite philanthropy in China Elaine Jeffreys 17. Outsourcing China’s welfare: Unpacking the outcomes of ‘sustainable’ self-development in Sino-African health diplomacy Paul Kadetz and Johanna Hood Part V Future challenges of welfare provision 18. Climate, environment and State-society relations in the mobilisation for welfare in China Ole Bruun 19. The impacts of the universal two-child policy and strategies to face the challenges of population ageing Yi Zeng and Therese Hesketh 20. Stemming the tide of demographic transformation through social inclusion: Can universal pension rights help finance an ageing population? Mark W. Frazier and Yimin Li Index

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Book SynopsisThis volume brings together cutting-edge scholarship on an under-researched and topical issue. Quasi-marketization and managerialization of welfare organizations are found to constitute common reform trends in many European countries and across social policy domains, following similar timings albeit with different intensities. The analysis, carried out at the meso and micro levels, reveals that ex-post control by states has been strengthened, managers are becoming relevant or even central actors, while professionals in public welfare institutions are seeing their role and autonomy challenged.'- Ana M. Guillén, University of Oviedo, Spain'In the contemporary welfare state public management has become a profession of its own. At the same time professionals in public welfare bureaucracies have incorporated market considerations and managerial objectives in their daily work. This current evolution of welfare governance, path dependent as it is, has been documented thoroughly in this book, both in depth and from a comparative perspective. It makes the book a must read for all who are interested in the welfare state and care about its future.'- Peter Hupe, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands'This edited collection on welfare governance across Europe will prove itself invaluable for research and teaching purposes. It usefully brings together the whole range of social sciences in a series of well organized, evidenced and argued chapters. The book is organized into two parts, the first focusing on the impact of marketization and managerialization across Europe and across sectors within the welfare state, while the second half focuses on the professions and the emerging human resource management issues. Both are crucial aspects of the new governance and together deliver a coherent and comprehensive set of papers addressing a highly pertinent set of questions for policymakers, analysts and managers for the next decade and will become recommended reading for the students, the welfare state, social and health policy as well as public sector management and administration.'- Mike Dent, Staffordshire University, UKQuasi-markets and managerial steering techniques have spread in the provision of welfare state services and are now a salient feature. This innovative book explores the introduction and impact of marketization and managerialism in social policy by adopting a dual perspective - one on regulation and governance, the other on human resources - covering five fields of social service delivery.Welfare governance (for example, welfare mix, regulation, employment conditions and customer involvement) has changed significantly in the past decade. In particular, the new governance models not only clash with traditional ideas of bureaucratic regulation but also with the norms and standards of professional service delivery. The fact that the labor force in welfare organizations is made up of 'professionals' implies that the introduction of new modes of welfare governance often results in organizational conflicts. The editors and contributors collectively assesses these processes not only by comparing different policy fields and countries, but also by taking a close look inside organizations, examining the coping strategies of professionals, and how they adapt to new models of governing welfare organizations.An ideal compliment to undergraduate and postgraduate study, Restructuring Welfare Governance is essential reading for scholars in the fields of social policy, public administration and comparative welfare state analysis.Contributors: K. Baadsgaard, V. Burau, F.A. Ceravolo, B. Jantz, H. Jørgensen, T. Klenk, E. Kuhlmann, R. Moscati, M. Noordegraaf, I. Nørup, E. Pavolini, T. Peetz, M. Rostan, U. Schimank, A. Stanchi, C. Teelken, H. Theobald, M. Thunnissen, M. TurriTrade Review‘This volume brings together cutting-edge scholarship on an under-researched and topical issue. Quasi-marketization and managerialization of welfare organizations are found to constitute common reform trends in many European countries and across social policy domains, following similar timings albeit with different intensities. The analysis, carried out at the meso and micro levels, reveals that ex-post control by states has been strengthened, managers are becoming relevant or even central actors, while professionals in public welfare institutions are seeing their role and autonomy challenged.’ -- Ana M. Guillén, University of Oviedo, Spain‘In the contemporary welfare state public management has become a profession of its own. At the same time professionals in public welfare bureaucracies have incorporated market considerations and managerial objectives in their daily work. This current evolution of welfare governance, path dependent as it is, has been documented thoroughly in this book, both in depth and from a comparative perspective. It makes the book a must read for all who are interested in the welfare state and care about its future.’ -- Peter Hupe, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the NetherlandsThis edited collection on welfare governance across Europe will prove itself invaluable for research and teaching purposes. It usefully brings together the whole range of social sciences in a series of well organized, evidenced and argued chapters. The book is organized into two parts, the first focusing on the impact of marketization and managerialization across Europe and across sectors within the welfare state, while the second half focuses on the professions and the emerging human resource management issues. Both are crucial aspects of the new governance and together deliver a coherent and comprehensive set of papers addressing a highly pertinent set of questions for policymakers, analysts and managers for the next decade and will become recommended reading for the students, the welfare state, social and health policy as well as public sector management and administration. -- Mike Dent, Staffordshire University, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Emmanuele Pavolini and Tanja Klenk PART I: THE MARKETIZATION AND MANAGERIALIZATION OF WELFARE GOVERNANCE 1. Marketization and Managerialization of Health Care Policies in Europe in a Comparative Perspective Emmanuele Pavolini 2. Marketization and Managerialization of Long-term Care Policies in a Comparative Perspective Hildegard Theobald 3. Marketization and Managerialization of Higher Education Policies in a Comparative Perspective Roberto Moscati, Alberto Stanchi, Matteo Turri, Massimiliano Vaira, and Emmanuele Pavolini 4. Marketization and Managerialization of Education Policies in a Comparative Perspective Emmanuele Pavolini 5. Marketization and Managerialization of Active Labour Market Policies in a Comparative Perspective Bastian Jantz and Tanja Klenk PART II: NEW GOVERNANCE AND PROFESSIONALISM - REFORMING HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 6. New Governance and Professionalism Mirko Noordegraaf 7. ‘Soft Governance’ and the Knowledge-power Bonds in Professionalism: Case Studies from the Healthcare Sector in Germany Ellen Kuhlmann and Viola Burau 8. De-Professionalization through Managerialization in Labour Market Policy: Lessons from the Danish experience Henning Jørgensen, Kelvin Baadsgaard, and Iben Nørup 9. ‘New Public Management’ as De-Professionalization – Conceptual Reflections with Some Applications to School Teachers Uwe Schimank 10. Reforming School Leadership: From Primus Inter Pares to Managers? Thorsten Peetz 11. Higher Education Professionals Facing Managerialism: A Quantitative International Comparison Michele Rostan, Flavio A. Ceravolo, and Massimiliano Vaira 12. Interactions of Governance and Professionalism in Higher Education: A Qualitative Longitudinal Study in the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom Christine Teelken and Marian Thunnissen Conclusions Tanja Klenk and Emmanuele Pavolini Index

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Book SynopsisThe challenge of including youth in the labour market is a problem which many European countries are facing. Examining the transition from education to employment, Youth, Diversity and Employment combines insights from law and the social sciences to link the challenges and specific barriers facing young and vulnerable people today. Based on original research, this book presents ways in which social protection policies in Europe can utilise the synergy between redistribution and regulations to combat economic inactivity and exclusion of young people.Drawing on the experiences of Nordic countries, which represent cases of high theoretical and political relevance, and systematically examining the significance of social regulation on the employment opportunities for young adults, this book develops an original approach to social protection policies. This book focuses on ways to strengthen the demand for the work capacity of European youth, identifying principles which will make the best progress in policy making to assist youth transitions into work. Arguing that gender, ethnicity, and disability are increasingly important factors to consider, chapters reveal how to ensure that the full use of skills that young adults have can be brought to the workforce effectively.This book will be a valuable tool for students and scholars of social policy, sociology, employment and human rights law, and cultural studies, as well as for researchers, who will find the analytical framework and new data useful for future research into youth transitions, policy, and social protection policies.Contributors include: O.M. Arnardóttir, O. Bäckman, R. Halvorsen, M.J. Hotvedt, B. Hvinden, C. Hyggen, V. Jakobsen, K. Jokumsen, L. Kolouh-Söderlund, S. Kuivalainen, T. Lorentzen, S. Niknami, K. Nousianen, T. Olsen, E. Österbacka, J.G. Rice, M.A. Schøyen, L. Schröder, M. Seeleib-Kaiser, T.F. Spreckelsen, J. Tägtström, R. Traustadóttir, M. Ventegodt, E. WadensjöTrade Review‘This book is an important contribution to the welfare state literature as well as the school-to-work transition literature, on three regards in particular. First, it provides an in-depth empirical analysis of the situation of young people and of policy reforms in Nordic countries, which are comparatively highly relevant, both from a scientific and a political point of view. Second, authors do not focus only on one policy sector and try to take into account many policies at the same time, which is crucial if one wants to take “regimes” or “institutional complementarities” seriously. Third, they deal with specific groups of vulnerable young people usually overlooked in the literature, i.e. minority ethnic youth and young people with disabilities.’ -- Tom Chevalier, Journal of Social Policy‘The book addresses very timely issues from a variety of perspectives and is thus appealing not only to scholars and students of social sciences and legal studies but also to practitioners and policymakers who seek a nuanced account of the multifaceted challenges involved with school to work transitions and youth unemployment.’ -- Jennifer Shore, Social Policy and AdministrationTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction Rune Halvorsen and Bjørn Hvinden 2. Young People at Risk. School Dropout and Labour Market Exclusion in the Nordic countries Christer Hyggen, Lidija Kolouh-Söderlund, Terje Olsen and Jenny Tägtström 3. Youth Labour Market Outsiderness: The Nordic Model compared with Britain and Germany Martin Seeleib-Kaiser and Thees F. Spreckelsen 4. Early School Leaving and Labour Market Inclusion in the Nordic Countries Olof Bäckman, Vibeke Jakobsen, Thomas Lorentzen and Eva Österbacka 5. Minority Ethnic Youth in the Nordic Labour Market. Policy Responses and Outcomes Susan Niknami, Lena Schröder and Eskil Wadensjö 6. New Approach to Promoting Youth Inclusion in the Labour Market? Disability in the Nordic Welfare States Rune Halvorsen, Bjørn Hvinden, Susan Kuivalainen and Mi Ah Schøyen 7. Nordic Disability Employment Laws and Policies in a Human Rights Perspective Oddný Mjöll Arnardóttir, Marianne Jenum Hotvedt, Kevat Nousianen and Maria Ventegodt 8. Social networks, recruitment strategies and the ambiguities of employment activation programmes: perspectives of employers and vulnerable youth Rannveig Traustadóttir, James G. Rice and Kristjana Jokumsen 9. Integrated discussion: managing diversity among youth in Nordic social protection policies Rune Halvorsen and Bjørn Hvinden Index

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Book SynopsisMigration is one of the most vexing policy issues of our time. In this Handbook the editors have assembled an all-star cast of scholars to look at the many dimensions of migration policy. The book breaks new ground and it will be required reading for anyone seriously interested in how and why states seek to control the movement of people across borders.'- James F. Hollifield, Southern Methodist University, USIn this comprehensive Handbook, an interdisciplinary team of distinguished scholars from the social sciences explores the connections between migration and social policy. They test conflicting claims as to the positive and negative effects of different types of migration against the experience of countries in Europe, North America, Australasia, the Middle East and South Asia, assessing arguments as to migration s impact on the financial, social and political stability and sustainability of social programs. The volume reflects the authors' curiosity about the controversy over the connection between social and cultural diversity and popular support for the welfare state.Providing timely and original chapters which both critique the existing literature as well as build on and advance theoretical understanding, the authors focus on the formal settlement and integration polices created for migrants as well as corollary state policies affecting migrants and migration. A clutch of chapters investigates the linkage between migration and trade theory, foreign direct investment, globalization, public opinion, public education and welfare programs. Chapters then deal with leading receiving states as well as India and the authors examine the regulation of migration at the subnational, national, regional and global levels. The topic of migration and security is also covered.This compelling and exhaustive review of existing scholarship and state-of-the-art original empirical analysis is essential reading for graduates and academics researching the field.Contributors include: C. Boswell, M.L. Crepaz, T. Eule, G. Facchini, G.P. Freeman, A. Geddes, K.M. Greenhill, L. Hadj-Abdou, A. Harell, M. Helbling, P. Ireland, S. Iyengar, T. Janoski, C. Joppke, G. Lahav, D. Leblang, S. Lockhart, L. Lucassen, A.M. Mayda, M. Medina, A.M. Messina, N. Mirilovic, J. Money, E. Murard, F. Ortega, A. Perliger, F. Peters, M.E. Peters, S.I. Rajan, M. Ruhs, D. Sainsbury, I. Shpaizman, S. Soroka, R. Tanaka, M. Vink, S. Western, C.F. WrightTrade Review‘Social policy and the political economy of the welfare state sit at the sharp edge of immigration politics and policy making. The editors of this comprehensive and up-to-date Handbook have brought together an authoritative group of younger and older specialists, transatlantic in scope, who offer clear empirical analyses of the dilemmas and paradoxes disturbing politicians and electorates everywhere today.’ -- Adrian Favell, University of Leeds, UK‘Migration is one of the most vexing policy issues of our time. In this Handbook the editors have assembled an all-star cast of scholars to look at the many dimensions of migration policy. The book breaks new ground and it will be required reading for anyone seriously interested in how and why states seek to control the movement of people across borders.’ -- James F. Hollifield, Southern Methodist University, US‘This substantial volume really does 'take a broad view of the manner in which migration may interact with social policy’ -- Citizen’s Income NewsletterTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Gary P. Freeman and Nikola Mirilovic PART I NEW ANALYTICAL PERSPECTIVES 1. The ‘Epistemic Turn’ in Immigration Policy Analysis Christina Boswell 2. Immigration, Integration and Citizenship Policies: Indices, Concepts and Analyses Marc Helbling 3. Naturalization Levels and Processes: Consequences for Social Policy Thomas Janoski 4. Migration, Membership Regimes and Social Policies: A View from Global History Leo Lucassen PART II THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF MIGRATION 5. Goods Vs. People: Immigration and Trade Policy in a Globalized World Margaret E. Peters 6. Migrant Networks, Political Institutions and International Investment David Leblang 7. Immigration and the Political Economy of Public Education Francesq Ortega and Ryuichi Tanaka 8. Migration and Development: The Indian Experience S. Irudyan Rajan PART III TRADE OFFS BETWEEN IMMIGRATION AND SOCIAL POLICY 9. Control Signals and the Social Policy Dimensions of Immigration Reform Chris F. Wright 10. Ideas and Policy Changes in Israeli 1989–2010 Ilana Shpaizman PART IV OPPOSITION TO IMMIGRATION, SECURITY AND THE LIMITS TO FREE MOVEMENT IN THE EUROPEAN UNION 11. When Virtues Become Vices: The ‘Achilles Heel’ of Migration Social Policy Kelly M. Greenhill 12. An Unstable Equilibrium: Freedom of Movement and the Welfare State in the European Union Andrew Geddes and Leila Hadj-Abdou 13. ‘Securitizing’ Immigration in Europe’: Sending Them the Same (Old) Message, Getting the Same (Old) Reply? Anthony M. Messina 14. Immigrant Integration, Political Radicalization and Terrorism in Europe: Some Preliminary Insights from the Early Millennium (2000-2010) Gallya Lahav and Arie Perliger PART V DIVERSITY, SOCIAL COHESION AND SUPPORT FOR THE WELFARE STATE 15. Does Immigration Affect Preferences for Redistribution? Evidence Across Countries Giovanni Facchini, Anna Maria Mayda and Elie Murard 16. Rumours That Diversity is the Death of the Welfare State are Greatly Exaggerated: On the Resilience of the European Social Model Markus M.L. Crepaz 17. Heterogeneity in the Impact of Immigration on Social Welfare Spending Stuart Soroka, Allison Harrell and Shanto Iyengar PART VI MIGRANT INTEGRATION AND SOCIAL POLICY 18. Civic Integration in Europe: Continuity Versus Discontinuity Christian Joppke and Tobias Eule 19. Naturalization and the Socio-Economic Integration of Immigrants: A Life Course Perspective Floris Peters and Maartin Vink 20. Tales of the Cities: Local-Level Approaches to Migrant Integration in Europe, The US and Canada Patrick Ireland PART VII IMMIGRANT RIGHTS VS. IMMIGRATION POLITICS 21. Why Migrant Rights are Different than Human Rights Jeannette Money, Sarah Lockhart and Shaina Western 22. Gender, Migration and Social Policy Diane Sainsbury 23. Theorizing Labor Immigration Policies: Openness, Skills and Rights Martin Ruhs 24. The Case of the Missing Skilled Immigrants in the United States Mariana Medina Index

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Book SynopsisThis Handbook brings together leading scholars of European social policy to reinvigorate theoretical, conceptual and substantive debates around European welfare states and societies as well as the 'social dimension' of the European Union. This unique and original collection comes together at a time of substantial economic, social and political turbulence across Europe, changing narratives, ideas and attitudes towards welfare, increasing institutional complexity in the delivery of services, and a 'crisis of legitimacy' for the European project itself compounded by Brexit. It is against this backdrop that the Handbook draws together key commentators in European social policy to engage with and further develop theoretical, conceptual and substantive understandings of social policy in post-crisis Europe. Issues covered include, amongst others, varieties of welfare capitalism, cultural political economy, austerity, territoriality, engendering, multiculturalism, socio-ecological changes, social investment and public attitudes. The Handbook of European Social Policy offers a comprehensive and state-of-the-art reflection on theoretical debates on welfare regimes and the trajectories of the EU's social dimension. It is a key reading and teaching resource for students and academics in social policy.Contributors include: D. Bailey, E. Barberis, D. Béland, A. Borchorst, C. Bruzelius, D. Clegg, M. Daly, C. de la Porte, F. Dukelow, V. Fargion, B. Greve, E. Heins, A. Hemerijck, B. Hvinden, B. Jessop, Y. Kazepov, P. Kennett, B. Kovács, J. Kvist, N. Lendvai-Bainton, T. Meyer, T. Modood, B. Nolan, K. Petersen, B. Pfau-Effinger, F. Roosma, C. Saraceno, M.A. Schoyen, M. Schroeder, M. Seeleib-Kaiser, B. Siim, M. Souto-Otero, N.-L. Sum, W. van OorschotTable of ContentsContents: Introduction. Trajectories and frictions of European social policy Noemi Lendvai-Bainton and Patricia Kennett Part I Perspectives on European Welfare States 1. Exploring social policy ideas and language Daniel Béland and Klaus Peterson 2. Cultural political economy and ‘post-crisis’ austerity states in Europe Bob Jessop and Ngai-Ling Sum 3. Varieties of Capitalism and Welfare States: eroding diversity? Martin Schröder 4. Gendering European welfare states and citizenship – Revisioning inequalities Birte Siim and Anette Borchorst 5. Social investment over the life course: Ending European social policy as we know it? Jon Kvist Part II International and Regional Institutions and Social Policy 6. The dynamics of European Union social policy Mary Daly 7. Obstacles to 'Social Europe' David Bailey 8. The EU in the international arena and the social dimension of globalization Valeria Fargion 9. EU governance of welfare states and labour markets Caroline De la Porte 10. European Citizenship and Social Rights Cecilia Bruzelius and Martin Seeleib Kaiser Part III Comparing welfare states and societies across Europe 11. Continental welfare states in transition: The incomplete social investment turn Anton Hemerijck 12. Adjusting social welfare and social policy in Central and Eastern Europe: growth, crisis and recession Borbála Kovács, Abel Polese and Jeremy Morris 13. Southern European welfare regimes: From differentiation to reconvergence? Chiara Saraceno 14. The Anglo-Saxon welfare states: still Europe’s outlier - or trendsetter? Fiona Dukelow and Elke Heins 15. Reflecting on Nordic welfare states – continuity or social change? Bent Greve Part IV Dimensions and development of social policy 16. Unemployment benefit and labour market policies in Europe Daniel Clegg 17. Neo-liberalism, discursive change and European education policy trajectories Manuel Souto-Otero 18. The territorial dimension of social policies and the new role of cities Yuri Kazepov and Eduardo Barberis 19. The development of welfare state policies towards care work within and outside the family Birgit Pfau-Effinger 20. How European pension promises changed in austere times: 2002-2015 Traute Meyer Part V Emerging challenges and issues for European welfare states 21. Poverty and social exclusion in the European Union Brian Nolan 22. Climate change as a challenge for European welfare states Mi Ah Shoyen and Bjorn Hvinden 23. Integration and multiculturalism in Western Europe Tariq Modood 24. Radical politics in post-crisis Hungary: illiberal democracy, neoliberalism and the end of the welfare state Noemi Lendvai-Bainton 25. The Social Legitimacy of Welfare States in European Regions and Countries. Balancing between popular preferences and evaluations Femke Roosma and Wim van Oorshott 26. (Dis)Integration, disjuncture and the multidimensional crisis of the European social project Patricia Kennett Index

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Book SynopsisThe European Social Model has been an integral part of the construction of the European Community and has been effective in stimulating its economic growth. This social dimension represents the soul of the European Union, and has been envied and adopted by other regions and countries in the world.Under the pressure of the 2008 financial crisis and the subsequent introduction of austerity measures across Europe, many countries have reformed basic elements of the model including social protection, pensions, public services, workers' rights, quality of jobs, working conditions and social dialogue, often undermining social cohesion. These trends have raised questions: is Europe currently losing its legacy? If so, what are the social and economic implications, both in the short and longer term? The European Social Model in Crisis assesses social policy developments in each EU individual member state on the basis of detailed empirical evidence and concrete case studies.The volume is a timely warning about the weakening of the European Social Model and its possibly devastating future effects. The alternative options proposed here make the book essential reading for policy-makers, while scholars and researchers of European studies and social policy will find it an invaluable reference.Contributors include: J.I. Antón, D. Anxo, G. Bosch, R. Muñoz de Bustillo Llorente, K. Espenberg, A. Figueiredo, J. Gautié, P. González, D. Grimshaw, M. Karamessini, J. Masso, I. Mierina, Á. Scharle, A. Simonazzi, D. Szikra, D. Vaughan-WhiteheadTable of ContentsContents: Forward 1. The European Social Model in Times of Crisis: An Overview Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead 2. The Baltic States: Convergence with the European Social Model or Further Liberalisation? Jaan Masso and Kerly Espenberg and Inta Mierina 3. France’s Social Model: Between Resilience and Erosion Jérôme Gautié 4. The German Welfare State: From an Inclusive to an Exclusive Bismarckian Model Gerhard Bosch 5. The Greek Social Model: Towards a Deregulated Labour Market and Residual Social Protection Maria Karamessini 6. Recent Changes Moving Hungary Away from the European Social Model Ágota Scharle and Dorottya Szikra 7. Italy: Continuity and Change in Welfare State Retrenchment Annamaria Simonazzi 8. The European Social Model in a Context of Crisis and Austerity in Portugal Pilar González and António Figueiredo 9. Turning Back before Arriving: The Weakening of the Spanish Welfare State Rafael Muñoz de Bustillo and José-Ignacio Antón 10. The Swedish Social Model: Resilience and Success in Turbulent Times Dominique Anxo 11. Britain’s Social Model: Rapid Descent from ‘Liberal Collectivism’ to a ‘Market Society’ Damian Grimshaw Index

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Book SynopsisGovernment interest in wellbeing as an explicit goal of public policy has increased significantly in recent years. This has led to new developments in measuring wellbeing and initiatives aimed specifically at enhancing wellbeing, that reflect new thinking on 'what matters' and challenge established notions of societal progress. The Politics and Policy of Wellbeing provides the first theoretically grounded and empirically informed account of the rise and significance of wellbeing in contemporary politics and policy.Drawing on theories of agenda-setting and policy change, Ian Bache and Louise Reardon consider whether wellbeing can be described as 'an idea whose time has come'. The book reflects on developments across the globe and provides a detailed comparative analysis of two political arenas: the UK and the EU. Offering the first reflection grounded in evidence of the potential for wellbeing to be paradigm changing, the authors identify the challenge of bringing wellbeing into policy as a 'wicked problem' that policymakers are only now beginning to grapple with.This pioneering account of wellbeing from a political science perspective is a unique and valuable contribution to the field. The authors' theoretical and empirical conclusions are of great interest to scholars of politics and wellbeing alike.Trade Review'The study of wellbeing is arguably the most vibrant and compelling multi-disciplinary research program in contemporary social science. Beyond the academy, wellbeing research is increasingly coming to inform the making of public policy across the world. This beautifully written and meticulously researched book provides a much needed assessment of the promise and problems of wellbeing as a scholarly and policy phenomenon. Thoughtful, authoritative and engaging, it is necessary reading for anyone wishing to understand the new politics of wellbeing.' --Benjamin Radcliff, University of Notre Dame'Politicians have re-discovered quality of life as the purpose of politics, policymakers look through the lens of wellbeing and national statistical offices are publishing new measures. In this timely, wide-ranging and insightful book, Bache and Reardon help us make sense of all of this using the discipline of political science. This is a must-read for all of the above-mentioned actors, as well as researchers, students, commentators, business leaders and everyone with an interest in wellbeing.' --Paul Allin, Imperial College London and Former Director of the ONS National Wellbeing Programme, UK'I have never seen a book like this. The authors seem to me to be ahead of their time: they are the first to try to explain the gradual rise and rise of ideas about 'wellbeing' in modern society. At the time of writing, nobody knows where this intellectual current will end, but it will probably be several oceans away. The book should be read by economists, psychologists, political scientists, historians and policy-makers. It is a prescient and wickedly interesting read.' --Andrew Oswald, University of Warwick, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Wellbeing in Politics and Policy 2. Theorising Agenda-setting and Policy Change 3. Two Waves of Wellbeing 4. A Comparative Analysis of the UK and EU 5. Wellbeing in Policy 6. The ‘Wicked Problem’ of Wellbeing 7. Conclusions Index

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Book SynopsisGovernment interest in wellbeing as an explicit goal of public policy has increased significantly in recent years. This has led to new developments in measuring wellbeing and initiatives aimed specifically at enhancing wellbeing, that reflect new thinking on 'what matters' and challenge established notions of societal progress. The Politics and Policy of Wellbeing provides the first theoretically grounded and empirically informed account of the rise and significance of wellbeing in contemporary politics and policy.Drawing on theories of agenda-setting and policy change, Ian Bache and Louise Reardon consider whether wellbeing can be described as 'an idea whose time has come'. The book reflects on developments across the globe and provides a detailed comparative analysis of two political arenas: the UK and the EU. Offering the first reflection grounded in evidence of the potential for wellbeing to be paradigm changing, the authors identify the challenge of bringing wellbeing into policy as a 'wicked problem' that policymakers are only now beginning to grapple with.This pioneering account of wellbeing from a political science perspective is a unique and valuable contribution to the field. The authors' theoretical and empirical conclusions are of great interest to scholars of politics and wellbeing alike.Trade Review'The study of wellbeing is arguably the most vibrant and compelling multi-disciplinary research program in contemporary social science. Beyond the academy, wellbeing research is increasingly coming to inform the making of public policy across the world. This beautifully written and meticulously researched book provides a much needed assessment of the promise and problems of wellbeing as a scholarly and policy phenomenon. Thoughtful, authoritative and engaging, it is necessary reading for anyone wishing to understand the new politics of wellbeing.' --Benjamin Radcliff, University of Notre Dame'Politicians have re-discovered quality of life as the purpose of politics, policymakers look through the lens of wellbeing and national statistical offices are publishing new measures. In this timely, wide-ranging and insightful book, Bache and Reardon help us make sense of all of this using the discipline of political science. This is a must-read for all of the above-mentioned actors, as well as researchers, students, commentators, business leaders and everyone with an interest in wellbeing.' --Paul Allin, Imperial College London and Former Director of the ONS National Wellbeing Programme, UK'I have never seen a book like this. The authors seem to me to be ahead of their time: they are the first to try to explain the gradual rise and rise of ideas about 'wellbeing' in modern society. At the time of writing, nobody knows where this intellectual current will end, but it will probably be several oceans away. The book should be read by economists, psychologists, political scientists, historians and policy-makers. It is a prescient and wickedly interesting read.' --Andrew Oswald, University of Warwick, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Wellbeing in Politics and Policy 2. Theorising Agenda-setting and Policy Change 3. Two Waves of Wellbeing 4. A Comparative Analysis of the UK and EU 5. Wellbeing in Policy 6. The ‘Wicked Problem’ of Wellbeing 7. Conclusions Index

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Book SynopsisMethodologically rigorous and geographically exhaustive, Post-Communist Welfare States in European Context is an insightful empirical analysis of social policy patterns in Central and Eastern Europe. It is a must-read for everyone interested in comparing hybrid emerging social protection models in the divergent new Europe with established worlds of welfare in Western Europe. Kati Kuitto has written a state-of-the-art study in comparative welfare, emphasizing regime change and variability over regime coherence and stability.'- Pieter Vanhuysse, University of Southern DenmarkWelfare reforms in post-communist countries are determined by economic and social hardship, democratization of the political systems and rapid structural change. This groundbreaking book provides a comprehensive and systematic empirical assessment of the Central and Eastern European post-communist welfare states in the context of their Western European counterparts.Basing the study on new data on welfare entitlements and cluster analysis, Kati Kuitto systematically compares 26 European welfare states across three empirical dimensions. The author employs a multidimensional framework to analyze patterns of welfare policies and highlight spending priorities, financing and the generosity of welfare entitlements. Kati Kuitto thus sheds light on the hybrid patterns of welfare policies in post-communist countries as they have emerged after the period of transformation and discusses their future challenges.Unique and comprehensive, this is essential reading for researchers in the fields of comparative welfare state research and Central and Eastern European studies, as well as students and practitioners of social policy, social security and political economy.Trade Review‘Methodologically rigorous and geographically exhaustive, Post-Communist Welfare States in European Context is an insightful empirical analysis of social policy patterns in Central and Eastern Europe. It is a must-read for everyone interested in comparing hybrid emerging social protection models in the divergent new Europe with established worlds of welfare in Western Europe. Kati Kuitto has written a state-of-the-art study in comparative welfare, emphasizing regime change and variability over regime coherence and stability.’ -- Pieter Vanhuysse, University of Southern DenmarkTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction PART I THEORETICAL UNDERPINNINGS 2. Welfare State Development in the Post-communist Transition 3. Welfare Systems in Comparison – A Theoretical Framework PART II EMPIRICAL PATTERNS OF WELFARE POLICIES IN CEE AND WESTERN EUROPEAN WELFARE STATES 4. Research Design 5. Empirical Analysis: Emerging Patterns of Welfare Policies in the CEE Countries 6. Conclusion – From Makeshift Social Security to Sustainable Welfare Policies? Index

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Book SynopsisThis book provides an extensive and comparative account of how governments go about combating poverty and social exclusion in Europe. Contributions to the volume display robust theoretical anchorage to ground the analysis of the complexities of both multi-level and multi-actor governance, while the perspectives and experiences of target groups are also assessed. Research results elicit enduring problematic aspects that are not likely to disappear when full economic recovery takes place and constitute a must-read for all those interested in how to fight social inequality.'- Ana M. Guillén, University of Oviedo, Spain'The authors of this book have succeeded in developing a new and original approach to the study of combating poverty and social exclusion. Using a framework that combines insights from multi-level and network governance theory, the book analyses and compares the governance arrangements that European countries introduced in the context of active inclusion policies, and evaluates why these arrangements work or fail - an ambitious and very relevant project!'- Rik van Berkel, Utrecht School of Governance, the NetherlandsDiscovering methods to combat poverty and social exclusion has now become a major political challenge in Europe. Combating Poverty in Europe offers an original and timely analysis of how this challenge is met by actors at European, national and subnational levels.Building on a European study comparing Germany, Italy, Poland, Sweden and the UK, this book provides new insights into the processes and mechanisms that promote or hinder interaction between the increasingly multi-layered European system for responding to poverty and social exclusion in EU member states. The contributors present systematic and comparative analyses of social policy design, institutional frameworks and delivery practices from a multi-level governance perspective.Original and diverse, this book will appeal to researchers and scholars in comparative social policy, as well as policy officials in the EU, national government and anti-poverty NGOs.Contributors include: A. Angelin, H. Bennett, D. Clegg, M. Ferrera, R. Halvorsen, B. Hvinden, M. Jessoula, H. Johansson, M. Koch, W. Kozek, J. Kubisa, F. Maino, A. Panican, D. Spannagel, E. Ugreninov, M. Ziele skaTrade Review‘The book provides a valuable contribution to the analysis of anti-poverty measures and is inevitable reading for all those who are studying the phenomenon of poverty in the 21st century.’ -- Filip Bojić, European Journal of Social Security‘This book provides an extensive and comparative account of how governments go about combating poverty and social exclusion in Europe. Contributions to the volume display robust theoretical anchorage to ground the analysis of the complexities of both multi-level and multi-actor governance, while the perspectives and experiences of target groups are also assessed. Research results elicit enduring problematic aspects that are not likely to disappear when full economic recovery takes place and constitute a must-read for all those interested in how to fight social inequality.’ -- Ana M. Guillén, University of Oviedo, Spain‘The authors of this book have succeeded in developing a new and original approach to the study of combating poverty and social exclusion. Using a framework that combines insights from multi-level and network governance theory, the book analyses and compares the governance arrangements that European countries introduced in the context of active inclusion policies, and evaluates why these arrangements work or fail – an ambitious and very relevant project!’ -- Rik van Berkel, Utrecht School of Governance, the Netherlands‘The editors and authors have produced a well-researched and highly relevant book that reveals the deep complexity of the task of combating poverty in Europe.’ -- Citizen’s Income NewsletterTable of ContentsContents: PART I BACKGROUND 1. Introduction: How to Achieve Active Inclusion in a Multi-layered Political Context? Rune Halvorsen and Bjørn Hvinden 2. Who is Poor? Linking Perceptions of Poor People and Political Responses to Poverty Bjørn Hvinden and Rune Halvorsen 3. Poverty and Social Exclusion as Challenge for Active Inclusion – The Spatial Dimension Elisabeth Ugreninov and Dorethee Spannagel 4. Poverty and Social Inclusion as Emerging Policy Arenas in the EU Maurizio Ferrera and Matteo Jessoula PART II A MULTI-LEVEL SYSTEM AS SEEN FROM THE NATIONAL ANGLE 5. Institutional Arrangements and Policy Coordination in National Anti-poverty Regimes Daniel Clegg 6. Have Governments Designed Provisions for Lone Mothers, Long-term Unemployed and Working Poor to be Multidimensional and Integrated? Anna Angelin, Hayley Bennett and Marianna Zieleńska 7. Killing, Domesticating or Feeding the Snake: The Implementation of the Europe 2020 Anti-poverty Component at the National Level Matteo Jessoula PART III A MULTI-LEVEL SYSTEM AS SEEN FROM SUBNATIONAL ANGLES 8. Approaches, Actors and Models of Vertical Collaborative Governance Arrangements in Combating Poverty - Five European Cities Compared Max Koch and Alexandru Panican 9. Mixing Multi-level and Network Governance: How do Local Actors Relate to the Policies, Steering Mechanisms and Resources of Higher-level Actors? Håkan Johansson and Franca Maino 10. The Perspectives of Lone Mothers, Long-term Unemployed and Working Poor People on Provisions for Active Inclusion Wiesława Kozek and Julia Kubisa PART IV CONCLUSION 11. An Emerging Multilevel System of Active Inclusion in Europe? Bjørn Hvinden and Rune Halvorsen Index

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Book SynopsisSouth Korea is a recently rich country with dramatic demography - expensive children, very low fertility, long life and rapid population aging. Its policies and institutions must adjust rapidly to these new economic and demographic realities, and this excellent collection of studies of the welfare state in Korea, North America, and Europe will help guide Korean policy makers in this task.'- Ronald Lee, University of California, Berkeley, US'This book explores a highly topical issue which is of immense importance throughout the world, in both advanced and developing countries. While the demand for social policies has grown strongly in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, the fiscal space required for such policies has shrunk. On the basis of rigorous analysis and evidence, the authors of this path-breaking work provide concrete and specific directions for fiscally sustainable yet effective social policies that empower and protect the common citizen.'- Donghyun Park, Asian Development Bank, PhilippinesIn response to the global financial crisis, many OECD countries reduced public spending on social policies, with economists now often referring to 'permanent austerity'. Long before the crisis, however, slow economic growth and population aging had already increased the need for rebalancing social expenditure and yet social protection was still far from adequate in many countries. Social Policies in an Age of Austerity is the first major publication on this important topic.The authors of the ten chapters in this book review recent developments in social policies in OECD countries, focusing on the United States and the Republic of Korea, and examining the use of program evaluation in social policies and drawing lessons for policymakers. The contributions cover social and fiscal policy and issues in labor market policy, in addition to the effectiveness of social insurance, education and antipoverty policy.The policies outlined and lessons provided in the book will continue to be valuable to governments, and scholars of advanced and developing countries for decades to come, and to research institutes involved in government and social policy.Contributors: D. Autor, B.-G. Chun, W. Chung, H. Kim, Y. Koh, A.B. Krueger, S.-H. Lee, H.-H. Li, H. Moon, D.W. Schanzenbach, J.K. Scholz, H. Yoo, J.P. ZiliakTrade Review‘South Korea is a recently rich country with dramatic demography – expensive children, very low fertility, long life and rapid population aging. Its policies and institutions must adjust rapidly to these new economic and demographic realities, and this excellent collection of studies of the welfare state in Korea, North America, and Europe will help guide Korean policymakers in this task.’ -- Ronald Lee, University of California, Berkeley, US‘This book explores a highly topical issue which is of immense importance throughout the world, in both advanced and developing countries. While the demand for social policies has grown strongly in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, the fiscal space required for such policies has shrunk. On the basis of rigorous analysis and evidence, the authors of this path-breaking work provide concrete and specific directions for fiscally sustainable yet effective social policies that empower and protect the common citizen.’ -- Donghyun Park, Asian Development Bank, PhilippinesTable of ContentsContents: PART I SOCIAL AND FISCAL POLICY 1. Introduction and Overview John Karl Scholz, Hyungpyo Moon and Sang-Hyop Lee 2. Tax and Spend: The Interplay of Fiscal and Social Policy John Karl Scholz and Hsueh-Hsiang Li 3. The Social Safety Net in Korea: From Welfare to Workfare Youngsun Koh PART II ISSUES IN LABOR MARKET POLICY 4. Understanding Differences in Job Growth in Europe, Canada and the United States: What Went Wrong in the United States? Alan B. Krueger PART III SOCIAL INSURANCE AND POLICY EFFECTIVENESS 5. The Unsustainable Rise of the Disability Rolls in the United States: Causes, Consequences and Policy Options David H. Autor 6. Expanding Coverage of the National Pension in Korea: The Effectiveness of the Matching Contribution Subsidy Hyungpyo Moon PART IV EDUCATION POLICY EFFECTIVENESS 7. Current Themes in Education Policy in the United States Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach 8. After-school Classes in Korea: Effects on the Demand for Private Tutoring and Academic Performance Hisam Kim PART V ISSUES IN ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAMS 9. Recent Developments in Antipoverty Policies in the United States James P. Ziliak 10. Korea’s Basic Old-Age Pension and its Poverty Reduction Effects Wankyo Chung 11. Effects of Government Subsidies on Investment by Small Companies Bong Geul Chun and Hanwook Yoo Index

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Book SynopsisBoth growth and unevenness in the distribution of housing wealth have become characteristic of advanced societies in recent decades. This book examines, in various contexts, how central housing property ownership has become to household well-being as well as in reshaping social, economic and political relations. Expert contributors analyze the critical interactions between housing and wealth that lie at the heart of contemporary forms of capitalism, especially its global, neoliberal incarnation. Comparing and contrasting case studies from across the European continent, this book illustrates how these interactions are reshaping the function of housing as a welfare object, including how the financialisation and commodification of housing in the twenty-first-century has transformed its role and amplified distributional outcomes. Practical and engaging, Housing Wealth and Welfare is a must-read for researchers and students of housing studies, social policy, sociology, social geography and political science. It will also appeal to policy makers within national and supra-national organisations and institutions such as the European Union, Housing Europe and the International Monetary Fund.Contributors include: B. Bengtsson, S. Buchholz, C. Dewilde, J. Doling, T.P. Gerber, K. Kolb, S. Köppe, C. Lennartz, S. Mandic, M. Mrzel, M. Norris, R. Ronald, H. Ruonavaara, B.A. Searle, A.M. Soaita, J. Sørvoll, A. Wallace, J.R. ZaviscaTrade Review'Home ownership has always been connected to both welfare and wealth, but the ties have been strengthened in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. Now, the editors and authors of Housing Wealth and Welfare discuss the current state of affairs. They sketch different scenarios for different countries and cohorts but never lose touch of the general trends. Required reading for anyone interested in the various faces of home ownership.' --Manuel B. Aalbers, KU Leuven, Belgium'Housing Wealth and Welfare makes a timely and important contribution to our understanding of home ownership's role in shaping contemporary welfare states.' --Gavin Wood, RMIT University, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: 1. Why housing wealth and welfare? Richard Ronald and Caroline Dewilde PART I OLD AND NEW CONCEPTUALIZATIONS OF HOUSING AND WELFARE 2. The rise and fall of Ireland’s property based welfare state: Home ownership rates, policies and meanings in a historical perspective Michelle Norris 3. Home ownership, housing policy and path dependence in Finland, Norway and Sweden Bo Bengtsson, Hannu Ruonavaara and Jardar Sørvoll 4. Housing wealth and welfare over the life course Stephan Köppe and Beverley A. Searle 5. Housing wealth and welfare state restructuring – Between Asset-Based Welfare and the Social Investment Strategy Christian Lennartz PART II INSTITUTIONAL VARIEGATIONS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HOUSING, WELFARE PROVISION AND INEQUALITY 6. Financial resilience and security: The impacts of the housing market downturn on low-income home owners in Northern Ireland Alison Wallace 7. Trends in social inequalities regarding home ownership: A comparison of East and West Germany Kathrin Kolb and Sandra Buchholz 8. Home ownership in post-socialist countries – The negative impact of the transition period on old-age welfare Srna Mandič and Maja Mrzel 9. Experiences of home ownership and housing mobility after privatization in Russia Jane R. Zavisca and Theodore P. Gerber 10. The changing nature of outright home ownership in Romania: Housing wealth and housing inequality Adriana Mihaela Soaita Epilogue Housing wealth and welfare: spatially and temporally contingent John Doling Index

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Book SynopsisAfter two decades of feminist challenges to mainstream theorising, gender has become a central element of social policy and the welfare state. A new literature has widened the focus of social policy from state and economy to a three-sided discourse encompassing the state, the market and the family. The Handbook on Gender and Social Policy provides a comprehensive introduction to this field with up-to-date accounts of debates and innovative original research by leading international authors.The Handbook covers the key areas of social policy that relate to the inequalities between men and women in the developed and developing world. It presents original research on contemporary issues at national and transnational levels across the central policy terrain of income, employment, care and family policy, including family policy models, same-sex marriage and child protection. It features chapters on key perspectives on gender and policy and six original studies of the state of play in different regions of the world.The Handbook on Gender and Social Policy is an excellent resource for advanced students and postgraduate students of sociology, political science, women?s studies, policy studies and related areas. It will also be of interest for practitioners and scholars of social policy seeking up-to-date coverage of how gender affects the contours of social policy and politics.Contributors include: E. Adamson, C. Arza, D. Balkmar, M. Bernstein, M. Blaxland, M. Brady, D. Brennan, R. Daiger von Gleichen, M. Daly, A.L. Ellingsaeter, V. Esquivel, H. Figueiredo, K.R. Fisher, L. Foster, J. Ginn, S. Harkness, B. Harvey, J. Hearn, B. Hewitt, J. Jenson, T. Knijn, R. Mahon, L. Marg, J. Martínez Franzoni, J. McCoy, S. Meyer, J. Outshoorn, K. Pringle, S. Razavi, E. Reese, J.l. Rubery, M. Seeleib-Kaiser, X. Shang, S. Shaver, S. Staab, C. Valiente, F. Williams, A. YeatmanTrade Review'This superb and comprehensive Handbook should be in the collection of every student of social policy - those who have specialized in gender issues and everyone else - for a key strength of the collection is the engagement across the multiple theoretical and empirical traditions of comparative welfare state research. The authors, a mix of leading scholars and emerging researchers, offer incisive and well-written analyses of classic and cutting-edge topics. Feminist theory and analysis come alive in their investigations of freedom, equality and the welfare state, care, intersectionality, transnational policy influences, the transformations of family policy, and more, across the globe. The Handbook is an excellent text for advanced undergraduate and graduate social policy courses, and an outstanding reference work for established analysts.' --Ann Shola Orloff, Northwestern University, US'Bringing together some of the most renowned scholars in the field, this Handbook provides a multi-dimensional lens for understanding the developments and challenges posed by heterogeneity across regions, gender diversities and growing social inequalities for conceptualizing gender and social policy and the potential for making change. It engages with conceptual terrains that have transformed gender and social policy research: intersectionality and multiple inequalities, men and masculinities, and transnationalisms. The prodigious scope and breadth of this volume encompasses the Global North and South and transnational institutions and actors in an array of rich empirical chapters, both comparative and in-depth case studies, addressing themes from various theoretical perspectives, including employment, care, family, poverty, prostitution policies and LGBT rights.' --Barbara Hobson, Institute for Advanced Study, Germany'This is a sparkling and absorbing collection. The Handbook provides both case studies of specific countries and overviews of key policy areas, including employment, care, family policy, child protection, migration - and much more. The chapters and authors have been well selected to thoroughly cover the concepts and ideas that have informed feminist scholarship on social policy; to introduce cutting-edge current research across a wide range of countries; and to provide a springboard for the next generation of research.' --Jane Millar, University of Bath, UK and Chair of the UK Social Policy AssociationTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction to the Handbook on Gender and Social Policy Sheila Shaver Part I Perspectives 2. Gender, social policy and the idea of the welfare state Anna Yeatman 3. Intersectionality, gender and social policy Fiona Williams 4. Men, masculinities and social policy Jeff Hearn, Keith Pringle and Dag Balkmar 5. Rethinking social policy: A gender perspective from the developing world Shahra Razavi and Silke Staab 6. Policy reforms on prostitution: The quest for control Joyce Outshoorn Part II Inequalities in work and care 7. Gender and economic inequality Susan Harkness 8. Gender, employment and social policy Jill Rubery and Hugo Figueiredo 9. Family policies and the weakening of the male-breadwinner model Rosa Daiger von Gleichen and Martin Seeleib-Kaiser 10. Transmitting inequality: Pensions policy and the gendered life course Liam Foster and Jay Ginn 11. Social investment, poverty and lone parents Jane Jenson 12. Care policies for children and adults in high-income countries Mary Daly 13. Care policies in the South Valeria Esquivel 14. Care and migration Deborah Brennan and Elizabeth Adamson 15. Shaping the way international organizations ‘see’ gender equality: The OECD and ECLAC Rianne Mahon Part III Family policy 16. Making and unmaking families Belinda Hewitt and Michelle Brady 17. The movement towards marriage equality in advanced industrialized countries Mary Bernstein and Brenna Harvey 18. Women, domestic violence and child protection Silke Meyer Part IV Case studies, countries and regions 19. Gender policy in the Netherlands: From a redistributive to an identity-based approach Trudie Knijn 20. An overview of research on gender and social policy in Spain Celia Valiente 21. Norway: The evolution of a Nordic earner–carer model Anne Lise Ellingsæter 22. Social policy in the United States Ellen Reese, Logan Marg and Julisa McCoy 23. A long decade of gendering social policy in Latin America: Transformative steps and inequality traps Camila Arza and Juliana Martínez Franzoni 24. Women and care in China Megan Blaxland, Xiaoyuan Shang and Karen R. Fisher Index

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Book SynopsisAfter two decades of feminist challenges to mainstream theorising, gender has become a central element of social policy and the welfare state. A new literature has widened the focus of social policy from state and economy to a three-sided discourse encompassing the state, the market and the family. The Handbook on Gender and Social Policy provides a comprehensive introduction to this field with up-to-date accounts of debates and innovative original research by leading international authors.The Handbook covers the key areas of social policy that relate to the inequalities between men and women in the developed and developing world. It presents original research on contemporary issues at national and transnational levels across the central policy terrain of income, employment, care and family policy, including family policy models, same-sex marriage and child protection. It features chapters on key perspectives on gender and policy and six original studies of the state of play in different regions of the world.The Handbook on Gender and Social Policy is an excellent resource for advanced students and postgraduate students of sociology, political science, women?s studies, policy studies and related areas. It will also be of interest for practitioners and scholars of social policy seeking up-to-date coverage of how gender affects the contours of social policy and politics.Contributors include: E. Adamson, C. Arza, D. Balkmar, M. Bernstein, M. Blaxland, M. Brady, D. Brennan, R. Daiger von Gleichen, M. Daly, A.L. Ellingsaeter, V. Esquivel, H. Figueiredo, K.R. Fisher, L. Foster, J. Ginn, S. Harkness, B. Harvey, J. Hearn, B. Hewitt, J. Jenson, T. Knijn, R. Mahon, L. Marg, J. Martínez Franzoni, J. McCoy, S. Meyer, J. Outshoorn, K. Pringle, S. Razavi, E. Reese, J.l. Rubery, M. Seeleib-Kaiser, X. Shang, S. Shaver, S. Staab, C. Valiente, F. Williams, A. YeatmanTrade Review'This superb and comprehensive Handbook should be in the collection of every student of social policy - those who have specialized in gender issues and everyone else - for a key strength of the collection is the engagement across the multiple theoretical and empirical traditions of comparative welfare state research. The authors, a mix of leading scholars and emerging researchers, offer incisive and well-written analyses of classic and cutting-edge topics. Feminist theory and analysis come alive in their investigations of freedom, equality and the welfare state, care, intersectionality, transnational policy influences, the transformations of family policy, and more, across the globe. The Handbook is an excellent text for advanced undergraduate and graduate social policy courses, and an outstanding reference work for established analysts.' --Ann Shola Orloff, Northwestern University, US'Bringing together some of the most renowned scholars in the field, this Handbook provides a multi-dimensional lens for understanding the developments and challenges posed by heterogeneity across regions, gender diversities and growing social inequalities for conceptualizing gender and social policy and the potential for making change. It engages with conceptual terrains that have transformed gender and social policy research: intersectionality and multiple inequalities, men and masculinities, and transnationalisms. The prodigious scope and breadth of this volume encompasses the Global North and South and transnational institutions and actors in an array of rich empirical chapters, both comparative and in-depth case studies, addressing themes from various theoretical perspectives, including employment, care, family, poverty, prostitution policies and LGBT rights.' --Barbara Hobson, Institute for Advanced Study, Germany'This is a sparkling and absorbing collection. The Handbook provides both case studies of specific countries and overviews of key policy areas, including employment, care, family policy, child protection, migration - and much more. The chapters and authors have been well selected to thoroughly cover the concepts and ideas that have informed feminist scholarship on social policy; to introduce cutting-edge current research across a wide range of countries; and to provide a springboard for the next generation of research.' --Jane Millar, University of Bath, UK and Chair of the UK Social Policy AssociationTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction to the Handbook on Gender and Social Policy Sheila Shaver Part I Perspectives 2. Gender, social policy and the idea of the welfare state Anna Yeatman 3. Intersectionality, gender and social policy Fiona Williams 4. Men, masculinities and social policy Jeff Hearn, Keith Pringle and Dag Balkmar 5. Rethinking social policy: A gender perspective from the developing world Shahra Razavi and Silke Staab 6. Policy reforms on prostitution: The quest for control Joyce Outshoorn Part II Inequalities in work and care 7. Gender and economic inequality Susan Harkness 8. Gender, employment and social policy Jill Rubery and Hugo Figueiredo 9. Family policies and the weakening of the male-breadwinner model Rosa Daiger von Gleichen and Martin Seeleib-Kaiser 10. Transmitting inequality: Pensions policy and the gendered life course Liam Foster and Jay Ginn 11. Social investment, poverty and lone parents Jane Jenson 12. Care policies for children and adults in high-income countries Mary Daly 13. Care policies in the South Valeria Esquivel 14. Care and migration Deborah Brennan and Elizabeth Adamson 15. Shaping the way international organizations ‘see’ gender equality: The OECD and ECLAC Rianne Mahon Part III Family policy 16. Making and unmaking families Belinda Hewitt and Michelle Brady 17. The movement towards marriage equality in advanced industrialized countries Mary Bernstein and Brenna Harvey 18. Women, domestic violence and child protection Silke Meyer Part IV Case studies, countries and regions 19. Gender policy in the Netherlands: From a redistributive to an identity-based approach Trudie Knijn 20. An overview of research on gender and social policy in Spain Celia Valiente 21. Norway: The evolution of a Nordic earner–carer model Anne Lise Ellingsæter 22. Social policy in the United States Ellen Reese, Logan Marg and Julisa McCoy 23. A long decade of gendering social policy in Latin America: Transformative steps and inequality traps Camila Arza and Juliana Martínez Franzoni 24. Women and care in China Megan Blaxland, Xiaoyuan Shang and Karen R. Fisher Index

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Book SynopsisIn the 50 years since Rawls' seminal work A Theory of Justice, the concept has been constantly debated, with those on the political right and left advocating very different understandings. This unique global collection, written by an exceptional group of international experts, offers a wide-ranging analysis that challenges claims that the market can provide social justice for all. Comprehensive in both its geographical and thematic coverage, authors link theory to policy and practice. Sections cover how to think strategically about social justice in relation to national perspectives; equality and human rights; and applications of the concept to a range of welfare divisions and professional practices. Reflecting both historical and contemporary debates on the subject, the Handbook provides a strong political focus, as well as widening the view of social justice past narrow perspectives on welfare provision. This Handbook will be an excellent tool for students at a postgraduate level in the social sciences, particularly social policy, sociology, politics and philosophy. Established researchers of political and sociological theory, practitioners and policy makers in professional areas of welfare provision will also find the extensive insights into current research exceptionally useful for enhancing and developing their work, and situating it within a clear political and philosophical context.Contributors include: S. Aboim, D. Beetham, J. Bradshaw, G. Craig, M. David, W.T. Duncanson, N. Ellison, I. Greener, B. Hale, J. Hearn, M. Hill, J. Hudson, L. Kahn, M. Kennet, S. Lansley, A. Lewicki, K. Lucas, H. Mahomed, K. Martens, M. Mayo, P. Mendes, S.P. Mohanty, N. Naylor, F. Nullmeier, P. Parvin, J. Phillimore, M.J. Prince, K. Rummery, P. Savidan, A. Sayer, T. Shakespeare, T. Shefer, H. Sommerlad, P. Somerville, V. Taylor, A. Walker, N. WatsonTrade Review'This wide-ranging Handbook demonstrates how the concept of social justice provides a valuable lens for the analysis of diverse contemporary policy and political issues. Drawing on a number of disciplines and theoretical perspectives, it puts theory to the service of policy and practice.' --Professor the Baroness Ruth Lister of Burtersett, Loughborough University, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction the the Handbook on Global Social Justice Gary Craig 2. Theories of social justice Phil Parvin Part I: Thinking strategically about social justice 3. Income, work and justice Andrew Sayer 4. Social justice and social welfare John Hudson 5. Democracy and social justice David Beetham 6. Poverty, inequality and social justice Stewart Lansley Part II: Social justice: some national perspectives 7. Canada: social justice and social policy in a liberal welfare state Michael J. Prince 8. Social justice in Australia: Ending the over-representation of Indigenous children in out-of-home care and returning them to their communities Philip Mendes 9. France: Social justice and perceptions of inequalities - a democratisation of an oligarchic ethos Patrick Savidan 10. Germany: justice as a dominant political value Frank Nullmeier 11. Social justice in the United States W. Thomas Duncanson 12. Social justice perspectives in South Africa’s struggle for social transformation Viviene Taylor Part III: Social justice, equalities and human rights 13. Racialised inequalities and social justice: policy frames and social change John Solomos 14. Gender equality and social justice Kirstein Rummery 15. Disability and social justice Tom Shakespeare and Nicholas Watson 16. Ageing and social justice Alan Walker 17. Sexualities, social justice and sexual justice Jeff Hearn, Sofia Aboim and Tamara Shefer 18. Social justice and human rights Brenda Hale 19. Saving social justice and environmental justice in an age of tyranny and corruption Miriam Kennet Part IV Social justice in practice 20. Public policy in practice Nick Ellison 21. Law and social justice Hilary Sommerlad 22. Migration and social justice: parity of participation for asylum-seekers in the UK? Jenny Phillimore 23. Social justice and community development: social justice in practice Marjorie Mayo 24. Social justice and health Ian Greener 25. Challenging inequalities in education: A feminist approach Miriam E. David 26. Perspectives on transport and social justice Karel Martens and Karen Lucas 27. Housing and social justice Peter Somerville 28. Social justice and employment Michael Hill 29. Civil society and the values of social justice Gary Craig 30. Social justice and culture: on identity, intersectionality, and epistemic privilege Satya P. Mohanty 31. An exploration of love in the time of inequality: philanthropy an social justice Nicolette Naylor and Halima Mahomed 32. Religion, ‘race’ and social justice Aleksandra Lewicki 33. Social justice for children Jonathan Bradshaw 34. Social justice and the media: disrupting the frame - repositioning visual storytelling for change Leora Kahn Index

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Book SynopsisSocial policy in the Middle East and North African (MENA) has evolved significantly over the last decade. Focusing on three key dimensions - allocation, membership, and entitlement - and the way these play out in social programmes led by governments, UN agencies and NGOs, this book presents a wide breadth of case studies across this complex and diverse region. It questions whether recent social policy initiatives signal a move towards universal social policy convergence or, instead, represent a continuation of previous policy trends, perpetuating poverty and inequality. Leading scholars with extensive first-hand experience of the region offer major conceptual contributions to the comparative social policy literature. They explore recent changes in the wake of the Arab Spring and Syrian and Palestinian refugee crises, and the expansion of social protection, and question the extent to which these developments signal significant and lasting change. The book concludes by providing policy recommendations informed by a broader evaluation of major trends in social policy in the MENA region. This is a valuable resource for students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels studying international social policy, international development, humanitarian and conflict studies, and international politics. It will also be useful to policy makers in government, donor agencies and NGOs working on social protection in the MENA region. Contributors include: B. Abu-Hamad, H. Ait Mansour, J. Aljabiri, J.A. Barry, S.I. Bergh, I. Gercama, R. Jawad, N. Jones, M. Loewe, M. Messkoub, P. Pereznieto, E. Presler-Marshall, F. Samuels, I. Selwaness, M. ShaheenTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Rana Jawad, Nicola Jones and Mahmood Messkoub 2. Theoretical and Policy Contexts of Social Policy in MENA Rana Jawad, Nicola Jones and Mahmood Messkoub 3. Social protection schemes in the Middle East and North Africa: not fair, not efficient, not effective? Markus Loewe 4. Social Policy and Social Change in MENA: A North African Perspective Hicham Ait Mansour and Rana Jawad 5. The Coverage Gap in the Egyptian Social Protection System: Challenges and Opportunities Irene Selwaness and Mahmood Messkoub 6. Cash Transfers in Iran Mahmood Messkoub 7. A pathway to social justice? Social protection and disability in the State of Palestine Bassam Abu-Hamad, Nicola Jones, Elizabeth Presler-Marshall, Paola Pereznieto and Mohammed Shaheen 8. Child Refugees from Syria: Challenges for Social Protection Jose Azoh Barry and Rana Jawad 9. Interrogating the potential of a cash plus approach to tackle multi-dimensional vulnerability in humanitarian contexts: the case of Syrian refugees in Jordan Bassam Abu Hamad, Nicola Jones, Elizabeth Presler-Marshall, Fiona Samuels and Ingrid Gercama 10. Social Protection, Political Mobilisation and Islamic NGOs in Iraq post-2003 Janan Aljabiri and Rana Jawad 11. Social accountability, citizenship, and social protection in the MENA region: Exploring the linkages Sylvia I. Bergh 12. Conclusion: Synthesis and policy recommendations Rana Jawad, Nicola Jones and Mahmood Messkoub Index

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Book SynopsisRecognizing that social change over recent decades has strengthened the need for early childhood education and care, this book seeks to answer what role this plays in creating and compensating for social inequalities in educational attainment. Compiling 13 cross-national and multidisciplinary empirical studies on three interrelated topics, this book explores how families from different social backgrounds decide between types of childcare, how important parental care and resources at home are for children's educational success and the consequences of early education and care for children's diverging educational destinies. Analysing a currently neglected area in sociological research, expert contributors employ the most recent country-specific longitudinal datasets in order to provide an up-to-date portrayal of the patterns and mechanisms of early educational inequality. With its extended analytical window ranging from short- to long-term educational outcomes this book will undoubtedly appeal to students and scholars in the fields of childcare, education, and social inequality. It also contains important suggestions and evidence for practitioners and policymakers trying to combat inequality in educational opportunities.Contributors include: M. Attig, H.-P. Blossfeld, S. Blömeke, A. Breinholt, Y. Brilli, M. Broekhuizen, S. Buchholz, J. Dämmrich, E. Dearing, D. Del Boca, A.-Z. Duvander, J. Erola, G. Esping-Andersen, E.C. Frede, A. Karhula, E. Kilpi-Jakonen, Y. Kosyakova, N. Kulic, P. Leseman, F. McGinnity, P. McMullin, T. Moser, H. Mulder, A. Murray, D. Piazzalunga, C. Pronzato, H.-G. Roßbach, H. Russell, J. Skopek, P. Slot, W. Steven Barnett, M. Triventi, S. van Schaik, J. Verhagen, I. Viklund, S. Wahler, S. Weinert, G. Yastrebov, H.D. ZachrissonTrade Review'This book provides a multidisciplinary and international perspective on early childhood inequalities. It offers a rich collection of empirical analysis addressing the questions of why early inequalities develop, and what can be done to address them. This is a must-read for anyone interested in the development of educational inequalities during the earliest years of children's lives.' --Alice Sullivan, University College London, UKTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Part I: Introduction 1. Childcare, early education, and social inequality: Perspectives for a cross-national and multidisciplinary study Nevena Kulic, Jan Skopek, Moris Triventi, and Hans-Peter Blossfeld Part II: Patterns of care arrangements 2. Who cares for the children? Family social position and childcare arrangements in Italy, 2002-12 Ylenia Brilli, Nevena Kulic, and Moris Triventi 3. Early education and care in Post-Soviet Russia: Social policy and inequality patterns Yuliya Kosyakova and Gordey Yastrebov 4. Time on leave, timing of preschool – The role of socioeconomic background for preschool start in Sweden Ida Viklund and Ann-Zofie Duvander Part III: The role of family care quality 5. The emergence of social disparities – Evidence on early mother–child interaction and infant development from the German National Educational Panel Study (NEPS) Sabine Weinert, Manja Attig, and Hans Günther Roßbach 6. Social inequality in cognitive outcomes in Ireland: What is the role of the home-learning environment and childcare? Frances McGinnity, Patricia McMullin, Aisling Murray, and Helen Russell Part IV: Consequences of care and preschool for early and later educational outcomes 7. Preschool and reading competencies – A cross-national analysis Johanna Dämmrich and Gøsta Esping-Andersen 8. Long-term effects of a system of high-quality universal preschool education in the United States W. Steven Barnett and Ellen C. Frede 9. Effectiveness of Dutch targeted preschool education policy for disadvantaged children: Evidence from the Pre-COOL study Paul Leseman, Hanna Mulder, Josje Verhagen, Martine Broekhuizen, Saskia van Schaik, and Pauline Slot 10. What levels the playing field for socioeconomically disadvantaged children in the Norwegian ECEC model? Henrik D. Zachrisson, Eric Dearing, Sigrid Blömeke, and Thomas Moser 11. Early childcare, child cognitive outcomes, and inequalities in the United Kingdom Daniela Del Boca, Daniela Piazzalunga, and Chiara Pronzato 12. Entry to formal childcare and abilities of preschoolers: A comparison of East and West Germany Jan Skopek 13. Childcare arrangements at preschool age and later child outcomes in Denmark: The role of maternal education and type of care Susanne Wahler, Sandra Buchholz, and Asta Breinholt 14. Home sweet home? Long-term educational outcomes of childcare arrangements in Finland Aleksi Karhula, Jani Erola, and Elina Kilpi-Jakonen Part V: Discussion and conclusions 15. Childcare, early education and compensation of educational (dis)advantage – Evidence from a multidisciplinary and international project Jan Skopek, Nevena Kulic, Moris Triventi, and Hans-Peter Blossfeld Index

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Book SynopsisPublic social services are a key component of the welfare state in most of Europe, although their development trajectories, coverage and legal status still vary considerably among countries. How such services are provided, and for whom, impacts significantly on social and territorial cohesion, gender balance and, ultimately, on the development of any society. However, while much is discussed and written about social policy and welfare systems, social services remain somewhat neglected. Although they have gained a stronger foothold in national legislations and social policy agendas, their status remains weaker compared to education or health. Moreover, because of the austerity measures following the 2008 financial crisis, they have been subject to cuts and reorganisation, which have brought about significant disruption. This book revives the discussion on public social services and their redesign, with a focus on services relating to care and the social inclusion of vulnerable groups. Conveying the main findings of the EU-funded COST Action IS1102 Social Services, Welfare States and Places, the book provides rich information on the changes that occurred in the organisation and supply of public social services over the last thirty years in different European places and service fields. Despite the persisting variety in social service models, three shared trends emerge: public sector disengagement, 'vertical re-scaling' of authority and 'horizontal re-mix' in the supply system. The consequences of such changes are evaluated from different perspectives - governance, social and territorial cohesion, labour market, gender - and are eventually deemed 'disruptive' in both economic and social terms. The policy implications of the restructuring are also explored. The book will appeal to a broad audience: researchers and students, policy-makers, civil servants, service providers, social workers and users' organisations.Contributors include: S. Adam, A. Anttonen, A. Bagnato, S. Barillà, A. Bernát, I. Bode, P. Brokking, B. Deusdad, D. Dierckx, R. Fluder, L. Fraisse, M. García, J.L. Gómez-Barroso, E. Gubrium, L. Häikiö, I. Harsløf, J. Havlíková, J. Javornik, O. Jolanki, O. Karsio, M. Knutagård, T. Kröger, K. Kubalciková, B. Leibetseder, S. Lev, R. Marbán-Flores, R. Mas Giralt, F. Martinelli, M. Mätzke, A. Novy, E. Øverbye, C. Pace, P. Raeymaeckers, S. Sabatinelli, A. Sarlo, M. Semprebon, G. Szüdi, J. Szüdi, S.I. Vabo, D. Vaiou, S. Vella, Z. Vercseg, S. Vicari Haddock, C. Weinzierl, F. WukovitschTrade Review'Indeed, the book as a whole has the feel of an interesting and extended literature review, with many chapters drawing heavily on previous research and arguments about social service policy to give specific shape to particular trends examined as part of the wider program of work.'--Ethics and Social WelfareTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Flavia Martinelli, Anneli Anttonen and Margitta Mätzke PART I CONTEXT AND CONCEPTS 1. Social services, welfare states and places. An overview Flavia Martinelli 2. The European Union policy framework for social services. Agendas, regulations, and discourses José Luis Gómez-Barroso, Stefania Barillà and Ivan Harsløf 3. Public policy conceptions. Priorities of social service provision in Europe Margitta Mätzke, Anneli Anttonen, Peter Brokking and Jana Javornik PART II THE TRANSFORMATION OF GOVERNANCE 4. Social services in post-industrial Europe. An incomplete success story and its tragic moments Ingo Bode 5. The vertical division of responsibility for social services within and beyond the State. Issues in empowerment, participation and territorial cohesion Stefania Sabatinelli and Michela Semprebon 6. The horizontal ‘re-mix’ in social care. Trends and implications for service provision Bettina Leibetseder, Anneli Anttonen, Einar Øverbye, Charles Pace and Signy Irene Vabo 7. The ‘activation turn’ and the new horizontal division of labour at the local level. The case of social assistance services in Austria, Belgium, Norway and Switzerland Peter Raeymaeckers, Bettina Leibetseder, Robert Fluder, Erika Gubrium and Danielle Dierckx 8. Care in the wake of the financial crisis. Gender implications in Spain and the United Kingdom Blanca Deusdad, Jana Javornik, Rosa Mas Giralt and Raquel Marbán-Flores PART III RECENT TRAJECTORIES IN CARE FOR OLDER PEOPLE 9. Care for older people in early twenty-first century Europe. Dimensions and directions of change Teppo Kröger and Angela Bagnato 10. How marketisation is changing the Nordic model of care for older people Anneli Anttonen and Olli Karsio 11. The de-institutionalisation of care for older people in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. National strategies and local outcomes Kateřina Kubalčíková, Gábor Szüdi, Jaroslava Szüdi and Jana Havlíková 12. Care for older people in three Mediterranean countries. Discourses, policies, and realities of de-institutionalisation Blanca Deusdad, Sagit Lev, Charles Pace and Sue Vella PART IV LOCAL INITIATIVES, SOCIAL INNOVATION AND SOCIAL INCLUSION 13. The Janus face of social innovation in local welfare initiatives Liisa Häikiö, Laurent Fraisse, Sofia Adam, Outi Jolanki and Marcus Knutagård 14. Social innovation in the field of Roma inclusion in Hungary and Austria. Lessons to foster social cohesion from Thara and Tanodas Carla Weinzierl, Andreas Novy, Anikó Bernát, Florian Wukovitsch and Zsuzsanna Vercseg 15. The social inclusion of immigrants in the United Kingdom and Italy. Different but converging trajectories? Rosa Mas Giralt and Antonella Sarlo 16. Housing and neighbourhood. Basic needs, governance and social innovation Peter Brokking, Marisol García, Dina Vaiou and Serena Vicari PART V SOCIAL SERVICES DISRUPTED. CHALLENGES AND SCENARIOS 17. Challenges and dilemmas in the provision of social services Anneli Anttonen 18. The role of the state in the development of social services Margitta Mätzke 19. Social services disrupted. Changing supply landscapes, impacts and policy options Flavia Martinelli Index

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Book SynopsisWe are witnessing the development of new technologies that could have a dramatic impact on markets for both skilled and unskilled labour, including the use of Big Data. In addition, many welfare states have once again been restructured, sometimes weakening states? protection of employees. This timely book provides a systematic and vigorous analysis of the impact of new technology on the labour market and different kinds of welfare states.The book offers a novel contribution to the discussion of how welfare states can be maintained and developed to support groups in society who often need aid from a welfare state system. It also highlights the risk of increased social division as a consequence of these developments, and considers whether or not our response to this divide will have negative repercussions on the way societies function.With comprehensive analysis of the sharing and platform economies as well as new types of inequality, Technology and the Future of Work will appeal to academics and graduate students of social policy and readers interested in societal change more broadly.Trade Review'Ongoing technological development brings the promise of higher productivity, increased efficiencies, and convenience, but the new technologies also raise difficult questions according to Bent Greve in this ground-breaking book concerning the impact of automation on jobs, skills, wages and inequality. Are welfare states prepared and how can they cope if there are fewer earners? Greve is the acknowledged expert on such questions. Social scientists interested in labour markets and welfare state transformations will enthusiastically welcome this book.' --Christopher Deeming, Journal of Social Policy and University of Strathclyde, UKTable of ContentsContents: Foreword 1. Introduction – the big challenges 2. New technology – what is new? 3. Pressure in modern times and in the future 4. The sharing/platform economy 5. Towards a dual labour market 6. The end of labour market organisations 7. Are welfare states prepared? 8. Impact on inequality 9. Will new types of jobs change migration? 10. Coherent or split societies Index .

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Book SynopsisIncorporating insights from political economy and behavioural psychology, this radical book provides an up-to-date account of the dilemmas facing social policy this decade: where did we go wrong, and what we can do about it?Ian Greener reconsiders one of the leading analyses by Jessop of the relationship between the economic and the political, combining it with insights from behavioural science. Covering the economy, healthcare, education and social security, detailed case studies show that the tensions and contradictions in present policy stem from the relationship between government and corporations and a resulting growth in inequality. The author presents a new, unified and effective framework to consider where social policy has come from, where it is now, and what what can we do about it?This book is ideal for those who want the bigger picture of politics and social policy, including advanced undergraduates and postgraduate students of social policy, welfare studies, politics, or other social science disciplines.Trade Review'Ian Greener has written a stimulating book, not only with a strong analytical focus, but also looking into how to move forward and reduce the inequalities of present days societies. The combination of, and extension of, work by especially Galbraith and Jessop is an important new contribution to social policy analysis.' --Bent Greve, University of Roskilde, DenmarkTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Where have we come from? The failure of progressive politics 3. The governance of welfare – understanding where we are now 4. Who are we? – why the enlightenment model of who we are won’t do 5. A framework for understanding economic and social policy governance after the financial crisis 6. Economic governance and social policy 7. Health and healthcare policy 8. Education policy 9. Social Security 10. Conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisFollowing the 2008 economic crisis, the situation for young people deteriorated dramatically in many European countries. Employment and training opportunities have reduced, and levels of poverty and social exclusion have increased. This book evaluates both institutional frameworks and programmes as well as the quantitative and qualitative basis of judgements in European youth policies that dominate current strategies. Empowering Young People in Disempowering Times uses EU survey data and in-depth qualitative research to examine the education, employment experiences and quality of life of young people in Europe. It develops an extensive critique of the dominant policy approaches used in Europe, which aim to tackle the challenges facing disadvantaged young people through a focus on work first and a narrow human capital centered approach of integration. In response, the book analyses and discusses alternatives emerging from an application of Amartya Sens's Capability Approach to youth policies and an enlarged concept of participation. Offering quantitative and qualitative analysis which aim to develop new and progressive ways to assess the situation of socially disadvantaged young people in Europe, this book will be fascinating reading for students and teachers of social policy, as well as policy-makers, social practitioners and social scientists.Contributors include: G. Acconcia, R. Atzmüller, E. Baillergeau, S. Belda-Miquel, T. Berthet, B. Beuret, A. Boni Aristizábal, J.-M. Bonvin, E. Chiappero-Martinetti, S. Dahmen, J.W. Duyvendak, V. Egdell, A.K. Frørup, C. Goffette, H. Graham, P.R. Graziano, B. Haidinger, N.R. Jensen, C.C. Kjeldsen, A. Knecht, T. Ley, A. Lopez-Fogues, H.-U. Otto, A. Peruzzi, R. Raeside, G. Roets, R. Roose, V. Simon, A.M.C. Spreafico, C. Vandekinderen, H. Van Keer, J. VeroTrade Review‘This more nuanced and contextualised analysis of young people's lives and aspirations, developed through participatory research methodologies that reveal both objective and subjective disadvantage,and myriad strat­egies for addressing it, is perhaps the best I have read for many years. It is damning in its critique of many contemporary social policies directed towards young people, and direct in its advocacy of some very plausible alternatives.’ -- Howard Williamson, European Journal of Social WorkTable of ContentsContent: Introduction: Empowering Young People in Disempowering Times? Creating Collaborative and Transformative Capabilities through Participation Hans-Uwe Otto, Valerie Egdell, Jean-Michel Bonvin and Roland Atzmüller PART I The Capabilities of Disadvantaged Young People in Europe 1. Analysing Inequality and Disadvantage from a Capability Perspective Jean-Michel Bonvin, Benoît Beuret and Stephan Dahmen 2. The Participation of the Young in the European Union Céline Goffette, Josiane Vero, Helen Graham, Robert Raeside, Enrica Chiappero-Martinetti, Alberta M.C. Spreafico and Agnese Peruzzi 3. One Youth, one Voice: Principles of Justice and Public Policies for Early School Leavers in France Thierry Berthet and Véronique Simon 4. Towards a Subjective Capability Quality of Life Scale (SCQL) in Europe Christian Christrup Kjeldsen 5. Capabilities, Participation and Public Policies for Young People: A Critical Analysis of a Local Policy Process in Spain Sergio Belda-Miquel, Alejandra Boni Aristizábal and Aurora López-Fogués PART II Training and Employment Policies in Europe: A Way Towards the Enhancement of Young People’s Capabilities? 6. Vocational Training in the Framework of the ‘Austrian Training Guarantee’ Roland Atzmüller and Alban Knecht 7. Participation and Expectations: The Youth Guarantee in Italy – A Comparison Study in Lombardy and Campania Giuseppe Acconcia and Paolo Roberto Graziano 8. The Dynamics of Youth Policies in Switzerland: Between Participation and Activation Stephan Dahmen, Jean-Michel Bonvin and Benoît Beuret 9. Integrating Young People into Society: Perceptions of Enabling Agents Robert Raeside, Valerie Egdell and Helen Graham 10. Contextual and Individual Determinants of Involuntary Jobs among Young Workers in Europe: A Capability Approach Céline Goffette and Josiane Vero PART III Participation as Research Method and Policy Strategy: Creating and Unleashing Transformative Capabilities 11. Full Participation Matters? A Subject Orientated Approach to Participation from a Capability Perspective Thomas Ley 12. The CCAPPA Method and the Capability Approach: Giving Voice to Young People in Research Through Participative Methods Véronique Simon and Thierry Berthet 13. Interventions of Feminist Youth Work: Towards Participatory Parity? Bettina Haidinger 14. Aspirations of Young People Living in Disadvantaged Areas in Denmark Niels Rosendal Jensen and Anna Kathrine Frørup PART IV CONCLUSION: Developing Capability Oriented Youth Policies to Fight Inequality and Disadvantage – Developing the Capability to Aspire and to Participate 15. Improving the Quality of Life of Disadvantaged Young People in Europe All Contributors 16. The Capability to Aspire of Young People in Disadvantaged Circumstances Evelyne Baillergeau and Jan Willem Duyvendak 17. Participation and Participatory Research from a Capability Perspective Caroline Vandekinderen, Griet Roets, Hilde Van Keer and Rudi Roose Index

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Book SynopsisGender equality has been one of the defining projects of European welfare states. It has proven an elusive goal, not just because of political opposition but also due to a lack of clarity in how to best frame equality and take account of family-related considerations. This wide-ranging book assembles the most pertinent literature and evidence to provide a critical understanding of how contemporary state policies engage with gender inequalities. Examining progress in gender equality in EU member states, this thought-provoking book traces developments from the last decade and earlier regarding women's and men's relative positioning in respect of income, employment and time. Located in a critical feminist perspective, the result is a compelling overview of the gender-related achievements in the EU and continuing gaps and inequalities. As well as taking stock of where we are now, the book identifies a research agenda going forward. This seeks to revitalise the feminist social policy project, in light of key welfare state developments and intersectional inequalities in Europe and beyond. This innovative and detailed book constitutes an important contribution to debates about gender equality and policies in Europe and provides a timely reminder of the content of the gender critique of welfare states and why it is still salient.Trade Review'Across Europe, women's lives have changed significantly in recent years, men's much less so. Gender divisions remain strong, interconnected with other forms of inequality. This engaging and wide-ranging book provides a detailed analysis of the mixed and uneven role of social policy in addressing gender inequalities across Europe. Read it to understand how we got to where we are now, and where we need to go in the future.' --Jane Millar, University of Bath, UK'Mary Daly gives us an incisive and up-to-date synthesis of what we know, and what we don't, about the part social policy plays in inequalities between women and men. Focusing on European Union countries, she traces the evolution of theory and presents comparative empirical analysis of gender inequalities in employment, material resources, and time given to the work of daily life. Finding both stasis and change, she leads us toward the next horizon of thinking about gender and social policy. This work is as readable as it is scholarly.' --Sheila Shaver, University of New South Wales, Australia'Writing from a full appreciation of the history of the fields of social policy and gender studies, in this important book Mary Daly applies evidence to theoretical perspectives to reveal the impact of public policy on the quotidian of gendered lives. Exploring differences among genders and the intersections of inequalities, she maps their management, reproduction and change by social policy, and goes on to identify key directions for future theory and research. A tour de force and compulsory reading for all.' --Jane Jenson, Université de Montréal, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. Women, Gender and Social Policy in Early Work 2. Contemporary Approaches to Gender and Social Policy: Bringing Scholarship up to Date Intermezzo 1 3. Income, Wealth and Poverty 4. Access to Employment 5. Inequalities of Time Use and Life Satisfaction Intermezzo 2 6. The EU, Equality and Social Policy 7. Gender and Social Policy More Broadly 8. Scoping a Future Research Agenda References Index

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Book SynopsisTransportation and the State explores the role of the emerging national state in the 19th century as an organiser of territory and a governor of infrastructure. It offers a comparative historical analysis of eight industrialising nation-states and discusses their role in the democratisation and economic development of the industrialising world since the post-Napoleonic era. Hans Keman and Jaap J. Woldendorp provide a comprehensive analysis of how nation-states have regulated the economy and society from the 19th century to the present day, with particular focus on the development and operation of railway systems. They demonstrate how states define and direct infrastructure and railway systems as part of the public domain. By exploring the impact of the railways on the evolution of the national state, Keman and Woldendorp reveal the complex interactions between the state, society and the economy, and how these are situated within their historical context. Taking a diachronic empirical approach, they challenge common misinterpretations around the role of the state and argue for a revision and reformulation of its current format and capacities. Drawing together the academic fields of political science, economics and economic history in an innovative way, this book will be of particular interest to scholars and students looking to expand their understanding of the ways these disciplines interlink. It will also be a helpful read for policy-makers working on improving transport infrastructure in different nations.Trade Review'This unique and impressive study constitutes a major contribution to the comparative and historical analysis of nation-states on democratization and economic development. The original findings are based on excellent theoretical reflections and persuasive empirical analysis that provides a compelling examination of the sustainable role of the state on the implementation of the railway systems in eight countries. This book is to be commended both for what it says and for what it suggests. One would therefore like to see this book in the hands of many political scientists, economists, and historians.' --Ferdinand Müller-Rommel, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, Germany'Hans Keman and Jaap Woldendorp's wonderful book journeys through four countries-Australia, Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands-to show the surprising ways in which state rulers and railway barons have used trains and railways to mould state and society. They show convincingly that the contemporary (nation) state has its organizational and institutional roots in the 19th century. A highly readable and deeply original take on the origins of the modern state. A must-read.' --Liesbet Hooghe, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, US and European University Institute, Italy'In their well composed book, Keman and Woldendorp present a strong argument for the key role of the state in developing the public domain. They analyse painstakingly how modern railway systems emerged in a set of Western democracies on the basis of state--society interactions. As infrastructure is essential to economic and social welfare, the state, they show convincingly, has been the focus of policy-making and implementation resulting in the penetration of the railway everywhere. Drawing upon different models and the comparative method, this study is a major achievement in historical institutional enquiry.' --Jan-Erik Lane, University of Geneva, Switzerland and the Public Policy Institute in Belgrade, SerbiaTable of ContentsContents: 1. The State and Societal Change after the Napoleonic Wars Part 1 State and Society: Transportation and the Emergence of Collective Goods 2. Industrial Revolution: Technology, Transportation and the State 3. State and Society: Railways and Economic Development 4. The Captured State: How to Safe the Train as a Collective Good? 5. New Solutions for an Old Problem: Mixing Public and Private Goods Part 2 Nation States and Transportation: Diverse Histories but a Converging Evolution 6. Australian Railways: The Role of Politics in a Federal State 7. Railways in Italy: A Statist Project in a Fragmented Nation 8. Belgium: Two Nations with One Railway Network 9. The Netherlands: Slow Development and Reluctant State Intervention 10. State and Society and the Case of Transportation References Index

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Book SynopsisHighly topical and with an interdisciplinary focus, this book explores the recent political and social developments in EU citizenship. Bringing political scientists, sociologists and law scholars together, this book analyses the implications of identity categorisation regarding gender and generations in the EU and what this means for the realisation of citizens?' rights, particularly of women, young adults and migrant care workers throughout the EU. Established researchers explore the stories of social and civil rights in the EU, covering family mobility and migration issues, the precarious positions of female migrant workers across member states and the EU?s promotion of diverse family rights. Moreover, the book focuses on the prominent issues facing the new generation of young adults: particularly social mobility, civil rights and political parties?' differing views on gender and family issues. With insight into national and regional perspectives on these significant topics, the authors argue that the European Parliament is currently striving for a new consensus to unite member states and dissipate current divisions. An important read for academics and students from across the social sciences, specifically public and social policy, gender studies and European studies, interested in the future direction of the EU surrounding gender and generational division.Contributors include: G.M. Dotti Sani, J. Gal, T. Knijn, A. Krizsan, D. Lepianka, J. Long, M. Luppi, M. Naldini, R. Oomkens, L. Rolandsen Agustin, A. Santero, B. Siim, J. Sipic, D. Sirinic, C. Solera, L.J. van den Braken, M.A. YerkesTrade Review‘Knijn and Naldini’s edited collection is a welcome addition to the vast area of citizenship studies that highlight many challenges to active EU citizenship participation and individual EU citizenship rights. It aims to highlight discrepancy within EU citizenship along the lines of gender, age and mobility. As such, the book situates itself within the work on gendered citizenship in welfare States that interrogates care policies as an aspect of gendered social rights.’ -- Jule Mulder, Common Market Law Review (CML)Table of ContentsContents Preface 1. Introduction: EU citizenship, a matter of gender, generations and family dependency Trudie Knijn and Manuela Naldini PART I TENSION BETWEEN GENDER AND FAMILY VALUES AND EU POLITICAL DISCOURSES 2. Rights for women, migrants and minorities: consensus and silences in the European Parliament Anita Nissen and Lise Rolandsen Agustín 3. Gender equality and family in European populist radical-right agendas: European parliamentary debates 2014 Andrea Krizsán and Birte Siim 4. National attitudes as a barrier to European citizenship rights? The case of parenthood and partnership rights for individuals in diverse family forms Giulia M. Dotti Sani, Trudie Knijn, Manuela Naldini, Cristina Solera and Mara A. Yerkes PART II CROSS-NATIONAL BALANCING OF GENDER AND GENERATIONAL RIGHTS 5. The role of reproductive rights and family policies in defining parenthood Joëlle Long, Manuela Naldini and Arianna Santero 6. Differently unequal: On migrants’ stratified access to family reunification and family entitlements in the Netherlands, Israel and Italy Dana Halevy, Dorota Lepianka and Arianna Santero 7. Precarious migrant care workers in Italy, Israel and the UK Matteo Luppi, Rosanne Oomkens and John Gal PART III MOBILE AND ACTIVE YOUTH 8. Young adults on the move: tensions between EU and national-level policies Trudie Knijn and Mara A. Yerkes 9. Why do young Europeans stay at home? Including ‘stay-stay away’ factors in migration research Leydi Johana van den Braken, Dorota Lepianka and Trudie Knijn 10. Are there any ties left? Party characteristics and age-based differences in party-voter linkages Daniela Širinić and Josip Šipić Index

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive Handbook provides a unique examination of the key issues and challenges facing society and social policy in the twenty-first century. Featuring both wide-ranging coverage of major issues and detailed analysis of social policies in different countries, the Handbook explores key concepts, policy areas and institutions, considering welfare and social policy in the context of wider socio-economic and cultural divisions. In addition to examining specific policy areas, contributors engage with the social divisions and complex infrastructures that underpin them on both local and global scales. Chapters also discuss significant challenges to contemporary social policy, including the threats to human and societal wellbeing posed by austerity, migration and the climate crisis, as well as the opportunities these present to reshape policy conceptually, ideologically and practically in the future in response to these issues. Scholars and students in social policy, sociology and political science looking for a comprehensive overview of the field of social policy will find this Handbook an invaluable resource. It will also prove useful to researchers and practitioners seeking in-depth analyses of particular countries or policy areas covered. Contributors include: E. Adamson, H. Bochel, D. Byrne, M. Calnan, B. Cantillon, H. Dean, C. Deeming, A. Dinham, F. Dukelow, B. Ebbinghaus, D. Edmiston, N. Ellison, K. Farnsworth, D. Finn, J.L. Garritzmann, M. Griffiths, P. Hall, K. Hamblin, T. Haux, A.J. He, E. Hogg, G. Huang, B. Hvinden, G.-J. Hwang, J. Javornik, R. Jawad, J. Jenson, H. Johannson, A. Kaasch, M. Kitzmann, M. Koch, K. Kuitto, S. Kuivalainen, Z. Li, E.V. Lomelí, N. Meer, N. Morel, K. Nakray, C. Needham, T. Newburn, L. Panico, T. Papadopoulos, N. Pleace, T. Reeskens, E. Righard, A. Roumpakis, M.A. Schoyen, C.B. Solano, M. Spång, A. Vlachantoni, Y. YangTrade Review'The editors and contributors to the Handbook on Society and Social Policy are to be congratulated for producing a wide-ranging and important overview of the field which will serve as a standard reference work for many years to come. Dealing with many diverse aspects of social policy, it is particularly noteworthy for moving beyond the standard Western 'welfare state' approach which has characterized the subject in the past to incorporate valuable material from other parts of the world as well.' --James Midgley, University of California, BerkeleyTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Nick Ellison/Tina Haux Section One: Ideas and concepts 1. Poverty and inequality Bea Cantillon 2. Needs and Rights Hartley Dean 3. Citizenship Daniel Edmiston 4. Social Investment: Polysemy in Perspective Jane Jenson Section Two: Social Policy and Social Divisions 5. Class David Byrne 6. Gender Elizabeth Adamson 7. Religion, Belief and Public Policy Adam Dinham 8. Race and Ethnicity Nasar Meer 9. Disability Miro Griffiths 10. Generations and the Life Course Athina Vlachantoni and Yazhen Yang Section Three: Welfare systems 11. Western and Northern Europe Bjørn Hvinden and Mi Ah Schoyen 12. Eastern Europe Jana Javornik 13. Southern Europe Theo Papadopoulos and Antonios Roumpakis 14. Liberal welfare systems Christopher Deeming 15. Latin America: Inertia and Transformation in Five Dual Welfare Regimes Carlos Barba Solano and Enrique Valencia Lomelí 16. India: Welfare/Disfare from Nehru’s Imagination to Modi’s Dirigiste Reforms Keerty Nakray 17. China: Social Policy and Reforms Alex Jingwei He, Zilin Lee and Genghua Huang 18. East Asia Gyu-Jin Hwang 19. The Middle East and North Africa Rana Jawad Section Four: Contemporary Social Policies 20. Pensions Kati Kuitto and Susan Kuivalainen 21. Changing Work and Welfare: Unemployment and Labour Market Policies Bernhard Ebbinghaus 22. Health Policy: In Sickness and in Health Mike Calnan 23. Social Care Patrick Hall, Catherine Needham and Kate Hamblin 24. Housing Policy Nicholas Pleace 25. Education Policy Julian L. Garritzmann 26. Family Policies and Child Wellbeing Lidia Panico and Morgan Kitzmann 27. Criminal justice Tim Newburn Section Five: Institutions and Welfare Delivery 28. The State Hugh Bochel 29. Public-Private Partnerships: The Delivery of Public Employment Services Dan Finn 30. The Third Sector and the Welfare State Eddy Hogg 31. Fiscal Welfare Nathalie Morel 32. Social, Corporate, Occupational: The ‘Whole Economy’ of Welfare Kevin Farnsworth 33. Global Institutions Alexandra Kaasch Section Six: Contemporary Challenges 34. Debt, Austerity Capitalism and the Welfare State Fiona Dukelow 35. Transnational Social Vulnerabilities and Reconfigurations of ‘Social Policy’ Erica Righard and Mikael Spång 36. Welfare States, Social Policies and the Environment Håkan Johansson and Max Koch 37. Migration and the Welfare State: Welfare Magnets and Welfare Chauvinism Tim Reeskens Conclusion: Looking Ahead Tina Haux and Nick Ellison Index

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Book SynopsisThis illuminating book considers the roles of social partners in regulating work and welfare through corporatist arrangements in three countries - all of which have strong traditions for social partner involvement. In the comparative study of Denmark, the Netherlands and Austria, Mikkel Mailand illustrates how the frequency of tripartite agreements has either been stable or has increased since the Great Recession of 2008, in spite of challenges from trade unions' loss of power and political developments. He therefore demonstrates that social partners are still strong enough to be included in corporatist arrangements. Moreover, the book posits that economic crisis in a 30 year perspective appears a stronger explanatory factor for corporatist development than social partner strength, government strength and government ideology. Using qualitative methods to offer a nuanced insight into corporatism within these countries, Corporatism since the Great Recession will be a useful read for both academics and students in industrial relations, political economy and other social science disciplines addressing the formulation of work and welfare related policies.Trade Review'This book provides a needed sober analysis of the state of corporatism since the Great Recession. Carefully tracing tripartite policy-making in Denmark, the Netherlands and Austria, it shows how and why social partners continue to play an important role in small European countries despite economic crisis, globalisation and Neoliberalism. The book is ideal for students and researchers in comparative politics, comparative political economy, employment relations and comparative sociology.' --Christian Lyhne Ibsen, Michigan State University, US'Mikkel Mailand's book provides an important and welcome addition to the existing scholarship on corporatism and tripartite policy policymaking. His theoretically grounded framework informs his detailed and careful empirical analysis of the role of tripartism in the Netherlands, Austria, and Denmark since the Great Recession. Mailand reminds us that despite conventional wisdom, tripartite agreements are not dead, and identifies core factors that encourage continued corporate policy making. The book makes an important contribution not just to scholars interested in the country case studies, but also to those engaged in the theoretical discussion of the future of corporatism.' --Kerstin Hamann, University of Central Florida, US'Will the triple threats of globalization, neoliberalism and deindustrialization put an end to the labor market coordination that once enabled high levels of growth and equality? This deeply revealing and well-researched book suggests that cooperative arrangements remain a fact of life in Denmark, the Netherlands and Austria. Strong state bureaucrats mobilize well-organized social partners to embrace higher rather than lower levels of coordination to cope with economic challenges. Corporatism since the Great Recession is a must-read for anyone searching for win-win solutions to the anxieties of our contemporary world.' --Cathie Jo Martin, Boston University, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword 1. Introduction 2. Theoretical framework and methods 3. Denmark – Informal tripartism and few social pacts 4. The Netherlands – Formal tripartite structures and weakened trade unions 5. Austria – Political challenges to the corporatist country par excellence 6. Comparison and conclusions References Index

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Book SynopsisThe importance of subnational welfare measures, and their complex embeddedness in wider multilevel governance systems, has often been underplayed in both urban studies and social policy analysis.This Handbook gives readers the analytical tools to understand urban social policies in context and bridges the gap in research. It provides a novel perspective of social policy analysis, answering the common debates such as: what is the role of local institutions in welfare provisions? Do they exert an influence beyond their jurisdiction? What difference can we trace among different types of locales (e.g. urban vs. rural)? How does the role of cities change in different national regulatory systems? Chapters disentangle the interplay between jurisdictions, politics, policy instruments and contexts in the spatial construction of social policies. Thanks to the impressive selection of contributors, the volume discusses urban social policies with broad geographical coverage including cases from Europe, North America, South America and Asia, and provides cursory references to the COVID-19 pandemic in different policy fields. This book will be of interest to a broad range of students in different fields from welfare to urban studies, as well as those interested in multilevel governance and policy analysis. Scholars interested in comparative social policy, but also in social innovation, public administration and political science, will also find this book a good companion.Trade Review‘Urban contexts have been major sites for the emergence of new social risks and the reconfiguration of welfare in terms of actors, governance and modes of provision. This impressive Handbook elucidates ongoing transformations, through a collection of up-to-date analyses and a path breaking dialogue between different disciplinary perspectives.’ -- Maurizio Ferrera, University of Milan, Italy‘The rich contributions of this book offer a complex view of the dynamics which shape local social policies, in the interaction between context specificity, diversity ad multiplicity of actors, national and international regulations. The multidisciplinary approach and its implementation on an ample range of context and time specific cases integrates and goes beyond literatures that have developed in isolation from each other, opening new avenues for research.’ -- Chiara Saraceno, Collegio Carlo Alberto, Turin, Italy‘Emphasizing the territorial nature of social policy and the key role of cities for social inclusion, this Handbook contributes directly to the field of comparative social policy studies. Gathering excellent contributors, it is an indispensable reference volume for students of multilevel governance and local social policy.’ -- Daniel Béland, McGill University, Canada‘It has long been assumed that social welfare is, and should be, a matter for the centralized nation-state. Yet, as this collection shows, the restructuring of welfare and rescaling of social, economic and political life have created both new forms of inequality and new policies to address them. Problems have been redefined, power dynamics have shifted and policy-making systems transformed to create place-specific welfare compromises. The book charts the broad trends to centralisation and decentralisation in social policies while providing contextual analysis of their varied impact in different places.’ -- Michael Keating, Emeritus Professor of Politics, University of Aberdeen, UK‘This terrific volume gives voice to leading European thinkers in conversation with peers from the U.S., Southern Africa, Brazil, China, and Japan about building on the crucial insight that social welfare policies vary as much within national systems as across them. Even in centralized systems, urban delivery practices put a strong stamp on the deployment of social policy instruments and their impact on place-based constituencies. The authors show that the centralization–decentralization dynamic is central to understanding how welfare states function and that transcending its discontents will be central to protecting the vulnerable from new social risks. The product of years of collaboration, this Handbook sets the agenda for future thinking about social policy in our precarious urban worlds.’ -- John Mollenkopf, City University of New York, USTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to Urban Social Policies: International Perspectives on Multilevel Governance and Local Welfare 2 Yuri Kazepov, Eduardo Barberis, Roberta Cucca and Elisabetta Mocca PART I LOCALIZING RISK AND VULNERABILITY 2 Localizing New Social Risks 24 Costanzo Ranci and Lara Maestripieri 3 Territorial Welfare Governance Changes: Concepts and Explanatory Factors 39 Eloísa del Pino, Luis Moreno and Jorge Hernández-Moreno 4 The Territorial Dimension of Social Investment in Europe 55 Yuri Kazepov and Ruggero Cefalo 5 Urban Social Innovation and the European City: Assessing the Changing Urban Welfare Mix and Its Scalar Articulation 72 Stijn Oosterlynck and Tatiana Saruis 6 Citizenship Practices and Co-Production of Local Social Policies in Southern Europe 85 Ana Belén Cano-Hila, Marc Pradel-Miquel and Marisol García 7 The Transformation of the Local Welfare System in European Cities 101 Alberta Andreotti, Enzo Mingione and Emanuele Polizzi PART II THE LOCAL DIMENSION OF TARGETED SOCIAL POLICIES 8 Care as Multi-Scalar Policy: ECEC and LTC Services across Europe 117 Marco Arlotti and Stefania Sabatinelli 9 Poverty and Multi-Layered Social Assistance in Europe 134 Sarah Marchal and Bea Cantillon 10 Institutional Logics of Service Provision: The National and Urban Governance of Activation Policies in Three European Countries 152 Vanesa Fuertes, Martin Heidenreich and Ronald McQuaid 11 The Local Dimension of Housing Policies 170 Christoph Reinprecht 12 Migration Policies at the Local Level: Constraints and Windows of Opportunities in a Contentious Field 187 Eduardo Barberis and Alba Angelucci 13 Segregation, Neighbourhood Effects and Social Mix Policies 204 Sako Musterd 14 Local segregation patterns and multilevel education policies 219 Willem Boterman and Isabel Ramos Lobato PART III THE INSTRUMENTS OF LOCAL SOCIAL POLICIES 15 Local Governance and Street-Level Bureaucracy: The Ground Floor of Social Policy 235 Peter Hupe and Trui Steen 16 National-Regional-Local Shifting Games in Multi-Tiered Welfare States 250 Giuliano Bonoli and Philipp Trein 17 Social Work and Community Work 266 Stefan Köngeter and Christian Reutlinger 18 New Public Management-Inspired Public Sector Reforms and Evaluation: Long-Term Care Provisions in European Countries 281 Hellmut Wollmann 19 Public Participation and Social Policies in Contemporary Cities 296 Roberta Cucca 20 Territorial Effects of EU Policies: Which Social Outcomes at the Local Level? 308 Iván Tosics and Laura Colini PART IV EXAMPLES OF URBAN SOCIAL POLICIES AROUND THE WORLD 21 Soziale Stadt (Social City) 325 Simon Güntner 22 The Rescaling of Social Policies in the Post-Yugoslav Space: Welfare Parallelism and Local State Capture 337 Paul Stubbs and Siniša Zrinščak 23 States of Welfare: Decentralization and Its Consequences in US Social Policy 352 Sarah K. Bruch and Colin Gordon 24 Urban Social Protection in Southern Africa 369 Jeremy Seekings 25 Social Policies and Security in Favelas and Urban Peripheries of Brazilian Cities 384 Eduardo Marques and Marta Arretche 26 Innovative (Local) Social Policies in China 399 Daniel R. Hammond 27 Urban and Local Social Policies in the Nordic Countries 415 Håkan Johansson 28 The Challenges of Activation Policies in Japan and Their Local Dimension 430 Miki Tsutsui and Shuhei Naka Index

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Book SynopsisThis multidisciplinary book unpacks and outlines the contested roles of nationalism and democracy in the formation and transformation of welfare-state institutions and ideologies. At a time when neo-liberal, post-national and nationalist visions alike have challenged democratic welfare nationalism, the book offers a transnational historical perspective to the political dynamics of current changes. While particularly focusing on Nordic countries, often seen as the quintessential ‘models’ of the welfare state, the book collectively sheds light on the ‘history of the present’ of nation states bearing the character of a welfare state.Initial chapters discuss the contested roles and meanings of democracy in the formation of the so-called ‘Nordic model’ of welfare, exploring its development in connection with rhetorical de-ideologization during and after the Cold War and with concerns about global development. Contributors further examine the ways in which national welfare states and their democratic dimensions are reshaped in the context of post-national regulation regimes of globalized and financialized capitalism. In the final chapters, the book explores the implications of welfare nationalism for cross-border mobility, analysing paradoxes and inherent tensions at the heart of contemporary migration politics. The analyses point to the integral role of nationalism in the formation of the democratic welfare states, as well as in the present-day goals of national competitiveness and security.Providing key theoretical insights for the study of welfare nationalism, this book is essential reading for scholars, researchers and students of the social and political sciences who are interested in the enduring transformation of the welfare state, and particularly those investigating the emergence and growth of the Nordic model. Policymakers and practitioners will also benefit from this multi-layered, empirical account of contemporary policy problems.Trade Review‘The growth of global interdependencies and cross-border mobility of capital and people have created new preconditions for nationalism. This book provides an outstanding contribution to the study of the contested roles of nationalism and democracy in the formation and transformation of welfare states.’ -- Stein Kuhnle, University of Bergen, Norway, and Hertie School, The University of Governance, Berlin, Germany‘There are many discussions of the relative importance in today’s political conflicts of culture and class, and of the ambiguous relationships among market liberalism, nationalism and the welfare state. But there are very few that confront these issues as thoroughly, boldly and forensically as the authors of this excellent and well integrated collection.’ -- Colin Crouch, University of Warwick, UK and Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: Preface xii 1 Introduction: rethinking nationalism and democracy in the welfare state 1 Pauli Kettunen PART I DEMOCRATIC WELFARE NATIONALISM AND BEYOND 2 The end of ideology and Nordic democracy: Herbert Tingsten and the rhetoric of de-ideologization 19 Jussi Kurunmäki 3 National interest as a limit to democracy: the rhetoric of Finnish and Swedish employers in the debates on ‘enterprise democracy’ during the 1960s and 1970s 47 Ilkka Kärrylä 4 Democratic welfare nationalism and competitive community: changing ideals of social harmony in the regulation of capitalism 78 Pauli Kettunen PART II THE WELFARE STATE AND CROSS-BORDER MOBILITY OF CAPITAL 5 Offe’s paradox in the light of neoliberalism and its paradoxes: Schumpeterian workfare and Ricardian austerity 104 Bob Jessop 6 From democratic to market-driven regulation of employment: the Swedish and Finnish Social Democrats, the third way and emerging economic globalization, 1975−86 127 Sami Outinen PART III THE WELFARE STATE AND CROSS-BORDER MOBILITY OF PEOPLE 7 Borders of welfare: mobility control and the Nordic welfare states 150 Miika Tervonen 8 Gender, emotions and vulnerability: mediated responses to deportations in the aftermath of the refugee reception crisis 166 Saara Pellander 9 Filipino nurses as enablers of the future welfare state: the global commodity chains of producing racialized care labour for ageing Finland 184 Tiina Vaittinen, Margarita Sakilayan-Latvala and Päivi Vartiainen 10 Ambiguities of the welfare state and the paradoxes of immigration politics 209 Thomas Faist Index 239

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Book SynopsisThis Handbook brings together leading scholars of European social policy to reinvigorate theoretical, conceptual and substantive debates around European welfare states and societies as well as the 'social dimension' of the European Union. This unique and original collection comes together at a time of substantial economic, social and political turbulence across Europe, changing narratives, ideas and attitudes towards welfare, increasing institutional complexity in the delivery of services, and a 'crisis of legitimacy' for the European project itself compounded by Brexit. It is against this backdrop that the Handbook draws together key commentators in European social policy to engage with and further develop theoretical, conceptual and substantive understandings of social policy in post-crisis Europe. Issues covered include, amongst others, varieties of welfare capitalism, cultural political economy, austerity, territoriality, engendering, multiculturalism, socio-ecological changes, social investment and public attitudes. The Handbook of European Social Policy offers a comprehensive and state-of-the-art reflection on theoretical debates on welfare regimes and the trajectories of the EU's social dimension. It is a key reading and teaching resource for students and academics in social policy.Contributors include: D. Bailey, E. Barberis, D. Béland, A. Borchorst, C. Bruzelius, D. Clegg, M. Daly, C. de la Porte, F. Dukelow, V. Fargion, B. Greve, E. Heins, A. Hemerijck, B. Hvinden, B. Jessop, Y. Kazepov, P. Kennett, B. Kovács, J. Kvist, N. Lendvai-Bainton, T. Meyer, T. Modood, B. Nolan, K. Petersen, B. Pfau-Effinger, F. Roosma, C. Saraceno, M.A. Schoyen, M. Schroeder, M. Seeleib-Kaiser, B. Siim, M. Souto-Otero, N.-L. Sum, W. van OorschotTable of ContentsContents: Introduction. Trajectories and frictions of European social policy Noemi Lendvai-Bainton and Patricia Kennett Part I Perspectives on European Welfare States 1. Exploring social policy ideas and language Daniel Béland and Klaus Peterson 2. Cultural political economy and ‘post-crisis’ austerity states in Europe Bob Jessop and Ngai-Ling Sum 3. Varieties of Capitalism and Welfare States: eroding diversity? Martin Schröder 4. Gendering European welfare states and citizenship – Revisioning inequalities Birte Siim and Anette Borchorst 5. Social investment over the life course: Ending European social policy as we know it? Jon Kvist Part II International and Regional Institutions and Social Policy 6. The dynamics of European Union social policy Mary Daly 7. Obstacles to 'Social Europe' David Bailey 8. The EU in the international arena and the social dimension of globalization Valeria Fargion 9. EU governance of welfare states and labour markets Caroline De la Porte 10. European Citizenship and Social Rights Cecilia Bruzelius and Martin Seeleib Kaiser Part III Comparing welfare states and societies across Europe 11. Continental welfare states in transition: The incomplete social investment turn Anton Hemerijck 12. Adjusting social welfare and social policy in Central and Eastern Europe: growth, crisis and recession Borbála Kovács, Abel Polese and Jeremy Morris 13. Southern European welfare regimes: From differentiation to reconvergence? Chiara Saraceno 14. The Anglo-Saxon welfare states: still Europe’s outlier - or trendsetter? Fiona Dukelow and Elke Heins 15. Reflecting on Nordic welfare states – continuity or social change? Bent Greve Part IV Dimensions and development of social policy 16. Unemployment benefit and labour market policies in Europe Daniel Clegg 17. Neo-liberalism, discursive change and European education policy trajectories Manuel Souto-Otero 18. The territorial dimension of social policies and the new role of cities Yuri Kazepov and Eduardo Barberis 19. The development of welfare state policies towards care work within and outside the family Birgit Pfau-Effinger 20. How European pension promises changed in austere times: 2002-2015 Traute Meyer Part V Emerging challenges and issues for European welfare states 21. Poverty and social exclusion in the European Union Brian Nolan 22. Climate change as a challenge for European welfare states Mi Ah Shoyen and Bjorn Hvinden 23. Integration and multiculturalism in Western Europe Tariq Modood 24. Radical politics in post-crisis Hungary: illiberal democracy, neoliberalism and the end of the welfare state Noemi Lendvai-Bainton 25. The Social Legitimacy of Welfare States in European Regions and Countries. Balancing between popular preferences and evaluations Femke Roosma and Wim van Oorshott 26. (Dis)Integration, disjuncture and the multidimensional crisis of the European social project Patricia Kennett Index

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Book SynopsisNowhere in the world presents a more dramatic case of wealth creation than East Asia. Contrary to the common belief that social policy in the economic powerhouses of the region is secondary to their pursuit of economic growth, Gyu-Jin Hwang argues that it has in fact played an integral part in building strong states and competitive market economies. Building Markets examines the original four Newly Industrialised Economies (NIEs) of East Asia: Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan, as well as Japan, the regional forerunner in both economic and social terms. Chapters undertake a comparative analysis of the various social policy measures and redistributive efforts taken across a diverse range of social policy sectors in the region, covering cash transfers, healthcare, education, housing, and family policy. Addressing the mounting pressure on East Asian economies to rethink their growth strategies, Hwang concludes with a call for social means to be diverted, adapted, and converted to serve new social ends. Integrating cutting-edge theoretical insights with detailed policy analysis, Building Markets will be an invaluable tool for academics and postgraduate students interested in social policy, economics, and development in East Asia.Trade Review‘Gyu-Jin Hwang's Building Markets offers comparative and international perspectives to analyse social change and social policy transformations in East Asia, demonstrating how changing socio-economic and broader political economy contexts have affected social policy formation. The present volume is highly relevant to policy analysts, researchers, postgraduate students, and practitioners working in social welfare and social policy sectors.’ -- Ka Ho Mok, Lingnan University, Hong Kong‘Gyu-Jin Hwang shows that social policy in East Asia was always tied to capital accumulation and the building of markets. Hwang raises the crucial question of whether this model – perhaps appropriate for early phases of growth – can shield workers from risk in economies witnessing higher inequality and rapid technological change. He provides answers by looking at Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore: richer countries where many at the bottom still remain exposed.’ -- Stephan Haggard, University of California San Diego, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: doing social policy, East Asian style 2. Building markets 3. The strategy for growth 4. Cash transfers 5. Healthcare 6. Education 7. Housing 8. Family policy 9. Conclusion: taming the untamed Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisAs the European Union continues to struggle to establish a common agenda on tackling social problems, this compelling book presents a set of comparative sociological studies in southern European countries from leading scholars working in the region. While political and sociological discussion is frequently focused on northern EU member states, this book widens the debate by looking at a series of specific social problems of southern Europe. Contributors examine pressing social issues, such as social unrest, Islamophobia, childhood and educational needs, deindustrialization, unemployment and environmental degradation, addressing not only the implications of these issues but also their societal perception and their impact on national and regional identities. Chapters highlight shared trends and critical regional disparities that may improve our understanding of social problems in Mediterranean welfare states. Featuring key research from leading academics in the field, this book is crucial reading for scholars of sociology and social policy working in the field of social problems, particularly those focused on southern Europe. It will also be beneficial to policymakers working in the region who are in need of fresh empirical insights into the social fabric of southern European societies. Contributors include: T. Álvarez Lorente, H. Baldán, A. Barros Cardoso, F. Barros Rodríguez, J.F. Bejarano Bella, I. Benali Tahiri, S. Bertolini, F.J. Cantón Correa, P. Cardon, F.F. Castaño, E. Domínguez, R. Duque-Calvache, F. Entrena-Duran, M. do Nascimento Esteves Mateus, R. Fajardo Fernández, C. Fuentes-Lara, N. Fuster, P. Galindo Calvo, J.M. García Moreno, A. Gentile, S.M.A. Gozzo, J. Iglesias de Ussel, E. Igorra Canillas, B. Jiménez Roger, J. López Doblas, L.F. López García, B. Mahmud, R. Manzanera Ruiz, C. Marciano, A. Martínez López, R. Martínez Martín, I. Palomares-Linares, L. Pellizzoni, T.T. Rodríguez Molina, F. Sadio Ramos, M. Sánchez Martínez, M.J. Santiago Segura, R.M. Soriano Miras, J.L. Sousa Soares de Oliveira Braga, J. Susino, J.M. Torrado, A. Torres Rodríguez, A. Trinidad Requena, J.M. Valdera-GilTrade Review'This book brings together a diversity of approaches focused on a broad range of social problems confronting Southern European societies. Students and scholars interested in understanding the changing dynamics of education, employment, environmental degradation, the crisis of political legitimacy and more in the region will find this book to be a handy reference.' --Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo, University of Southern California, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction. A look at social problems of Southern Europe from the south Francisco Entrena-Durán, Rosa M. Soriano-Miras and Ricardo Duque-Calvache PART I Prejudice, discrimination and identity 1. Social unrest in Southern European societies: Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece. Julio Iglesias de Ussel, José Manuel García Moreno, Fernando Sadio Ramos 2. Citizens' trust in institutions in Southern Europe: The cases of Spain, Greece, Italy and Portugal. Esther Igorra, Antonio Trinidad Requena and Inam Benali 3. Islamophobia in Southern Europe: the cases of Greece, Spain, Italy and Portugal Pablo Galindo Calvo, Beatriz Jiménez Roger, Fancisco Javier Cantón Correa and Maria do Nascimento Esteves Mateus Part II The social problems in the life course 4. Childhood Obesity as a Social Problem: Prevention policies in Spain and Portugal Juan Miguel Valdera-Gil, Francisco Entrena-Durán and Philippe Cardon 5. Early school leaving as a social problem in Spain, Italy and Greece Félix Fernández Castaño, María Jesús Santiago Segura, Alessandro Gentile and Luis Fernando López García 6. Fear of flying? Leaving home late among young people in the South Nayla Fuster, Sonia Bertolini and Ricardo Duque-Calvache 7. Loneliness in older adults: A comparative study in four Southern European countries Juan López Doblas, Isabel Palomares-Linares and Mariano Sánchez PART III Spatial, productive and consumer reconfigurations 8. Unemployment as a social problem in Southern countries in the European Union: analysis of Spain, Greece, Italy and Portugal Rafael Martínez Martín, Teresa T. Rodríguez Molina and Antonio Martínez López 9. The deindustrialization of textiles in Southern Europe: from the perspective of gender Rocío Fajardo Fernández, Edmé Domínguez and Cristina Fuentes Lara 10. The world in one click: The digital divide associated with e-commerce in Southern Europe Rosa M. Soriano-Miras, Francisco Barros Rodríguez, Simona Gozzo and Basem Mahmud 11. The social problem of rural depopulation in Spain and Portugal Tamara Álvarez Lorente, José Luís Oliveira Braga and Antonio Barros Cardoso 12. Making place for ‘urban segregation matters’ in four Southern European countries: a literature review Isabel Palomares-Linares, Henar Baldán, José Manuel Torrado and Joaquín Susino 13. A critical analysis of the circular economy in Southern Europe: an innovative proposal for addressing environmental degradation and the sustainability of life Adolfo Torres, Juan Francisco Bejarano, Roser Manzanera, Luigi Pellizzoni and Claudio Marciano Index

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Book SynopsisAre we living in an age of permanent austerity? In this insightful book, Bent Greve provides a comprehensive empirical analysis of welfare states since 2000, exploring the ways in which austerity can be measured and quantified and how far retrenchment has impinged on European welfare states. Featuring clear and succinct discussions defining austerity and retrenchment, Greve offers strong methodological approaches to the measurement of austerity. This timely book provides detailed comparative European analysis, unpacking changes in health care, pension systems and employment policies to better understand the nature, impact and extent of austerity in welfare services. Detailed and nuanced, this book is critical for students of social policy, sociology and political science exploring contemporary European austerity programs. Researchers will also benefit, as the author casts new light on the development and trajectories of the modern welfare state.Trade Review'This book presents a comprehensive stock taking exercise of welfare state developments over the last two decades. It shows that, contrary to widespread perceptions and analyses that emphasize austerity and retrenchment, welfare spending has continued to increase. It provides further validation of the notion that welfare states are an indispensable component of modern political economies.' --Giuliano Bonoli, University of Lausanne, Switzerland'The concept of austerity has been a dominant one in political and public policy discourse since the Great Recession of 2008. In social policy the ''era of austerity'' dates back even longer, to at least the turn of the millennium. Yet, the term is often ill-defined and its application is sometimes more assumed than measured and analysed. In this rigorously researched book Bent Greve develops a clear framework for investigating what ''austerity'' has actually meant for EU welfare states. When has it, and when has it not, been implemented? Greve paints on a broad comparative canvas, but draws a complex picture. This book provides a fresh, and needed, insight. It should be read by all with an interest in the recent history and possible futures of European welfare states.' --Alex Waddan, University of Leicester, UKTable of ContentsContents: Foreword 1. Austerity and the Welfare State: An Introduction 2. Key concepts 3. Can we measure change? 4. Tax or welfare? 5. Key developments in welfare state spending 6. Has there been austerity within the pension system? 7. Employment policy 8. Health care 9. Long-term care 10. Poverty and inequality 11. How far have welfare states changed? 12. Austerity in welfare states or not? Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely book assesses how Europe's welfare states have dealt with the challenges of globalization and the financial crisis. It asks whether the European Union has adopted a general strategy for dealing with four major threats to the sustainable development of European societies: the employability of a growing number of redundant workers, an ageing population, low birth rates and the persistent problem of gender inequality. The book will be an important read for social policy scholars, particularly those focusing on European welfare states, how they differ and lessons to be learnt from them. It also highlights key lessons from a broad range of case studies to help policymakers in understanding how and where improvements may be made in the future.Trade Review'This book explores the recent history and current positions of a number of European welfare states - specifically Germany, Denmark, Poland and Italy. The author makes the case for the continuing contribution to socio-economic stability made by welfare states in an era that is generally considered to be hostile to ''welfare'' and public spending. Analysis of the various countries is contextualized by their membership of the EU and the impact of EU economic and social policies on their welfare systems. Attention is paid to specific features of welfare - notably labour market policies. Outside these, the book explores issues of gender equality and fertility rates in the context of wide-ranging social and economic change. This volume makes a very interesting contribution to continuing debates about European welfare systems. Students will learn a lot from reading it, particularly because the book covers Eastern European issues as well as the more familiar cases of Germany and the Nordic states. Students will also benefit from the analysis of the EU's role in country-level social policies, which is limited but somehow ''not nothing''. In addition, the book conveys the rather ambivalent place of the EU in ''domestic'' social policy very well.' --Nicholas Ellison, University of York, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. ‘Social investment policy’ challenged in ‘the age of austerity’ 2. The impacts of the welfare system on a competitive market economy 3. The social dimension of the European Union: steady march forward 4. The five different types of European welfare model 5. The effects of different welfare models 6. Poland: Integration into the market economy and dismantling of social protections 7. Germany: How the ‘sick man of Europe’ became an ‘economic superstar’? 8. Italy: a welfare state for the established, and the constant exclusion of outsiders 9. Denmark: Danish flexicurity to combat chronic unemployment 10. Trends in fertility and EU initiatives 11. The gender equality strategies of the social models 12. Gender policy in the largest economy and in the most gender-equal 13. Conclusions: towards greater coordination of European welfare states Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis innovative Handbook presents the core concepts associated with austerity, retrenchment and populism and explores how they can be used to analyse developments in different welfare states and in specific social policies. Leading experts highlight how these concepts have influenced and changed welfare states around the globe and impacted specific areas including pensions, long-term care, the labour market, taxation, social activism and gender equality.Comprehensive in approach, the authors offer cutting edge research demonstrating the importance of societal developments to welfare states and the effects of ideas, ideologies and variations in policies and decisions in different countries. They also investigate key country and regime-specific approaches to welfare state development, analysing and interpreting changes in the last 10-15 years. The main drivers for these changes, ranging from demography, to the financial crisis, to the use of new technology and the possible impact of populism, are examined.Far reaching and authoritative, this timely Handbook offers a systematic theoretic overview which will be invaluable for scholars of welfare states, social policy, sociology and political science. Social policy makers will also benefit from the novel case studies explored in depth, and suggestions for potential policy changes.Trade Review‘The book deserves a very broad readership of researchers, lecturers, students in general as well as professionals in particular.’ -- Niels Rosendal Jensen, European Journal of Social Work'This timely book offers compelling, critical yet nuanced analyses of the three key features shaping welfare-state reform since the Great Recession: austerity, retrenchment and populism. Covering a rich array of European regions, sectors and policy fields, it is an exceptionally stimulating contribution to the debate on the welfare state’s future.' -- Kees van Kersbergen, Aarhus University, DenmarkTable of ContentsContents: PART I INTRODUCTION 1 Introduction to Handbook on Austerity, Populism and the Welfare State 15 Bent Greve PART II CONCEPTUAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES 2 What is austerity? 24 Kevin Farnsworth and Zoë Irving 3 The politics of retrenchment 38 Peter Starke 4 Populism and the welfare state 53 Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser and Lisa Zanotti 5 Measuring retrenchment in welfare states: overcoming the challenges to the definition, operationalization and measurement of welfare policy change 66 Elisa Helena Xiol Y Ferreira and Michael Howlett 6 The dependent variable problem revisited: methods, concepts, and scope in the welfare retrenchment literature 76 Mehmet Fuat Kına and Erdem Yörük 7 Understanding the ‘welfare state’ in the context of austerity and populism 93 Sonja Blum and Johanna Kuhlmann 8 Austerity, populism, and the politics of blame: an ideational perspective 106 Daniel Béland and Alex Waddan 9 The social legitimacy of European welfare states after “the age of austerity” 122 Femke Roosma 10 Austerity and poverty 142 Paul Spicker PART III COUNTRY AND WELFARE REGIMES – ANALYSIS OF AUSTERITY/POPULISM 11 Nordic welfare state changes especially in the light of migration and the financial crisis 155 Bent Greve and Jon Kvist 12 Fiscal austerity, welfare retrenchment and political populism in Continental European welfare states 167 Jan-Ocko Heuer 13 The United Kingdom before and after Brexit 182 Benjamin Leruth and Peter Taylor-Gooby 14 South Europe: reclaiming welfare post-crisis? 197 Maria Petmesidou and Ana Marta Guillén 15 Austerity, populism and welfare retrenchment in Central and South Eastern Europe 219 Noemi Lendvai-Bainton and Paul Stubbs 16 Support to families with children in the Baltic States: pathways of expansion and retrenchment from 2004 to 2019 233 Jolanta Aidukaite PART IV ARE SPECIFIC WELFARE PROGRAMS MORE PRONE TO AUSTERITY – AND IF SO, WHY? 17 Incremental or paradigm shifting? Evidence about the retrenchment of public pension schemes in the industrialised world from expenditure and replacement rate data, 1980–2015 256 Paul Bridgen 18 Unemployment benefits in the 21st century: new dimensions of retrenchment and the roles of austerity and populism 277 Axel Cronert 19 Austerity and its corresponding effects on public safety and crime 293 Adegbola Ojo 20 Family policy in Europe in the era of austerity and populism 306 Mikael Nygård and Mikko Kuisma 21 Long-term care policies meet austerity 324 Barbara Da Roit 22 Changes in tax systems 340 Nelly Popova 23 Labour markets in post-crisis Europe: liberalisation, deregulation, precarisation 356 Dragos Adăscălitei and Jason Heyes 24 The impact of austerity on social activism 372 Shana Cohen 25 Gender, austerity and the welfare state 387 Sidita Kushi and Ian P. McManus PART V CHANGE TO THE ROLE OF WELFARE STATES? 26 Reflection upon the development of, and the future for, welfare states 408 Bent Greve Index

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Book SynopsisThis incisive book addresses the history of poverty in the US, investigating how those in need have been understood and governed during the last 70 years. John Macnicol launches a multi-faceted analysis of government attitudes to welfare and 'dependency', highlighting the impact on the poorest groups of American society. Poverty in the US is explored through the eyes of prominent liberals, including Gunnar Myrdal, John Kenneth Galbraith and Michael Harrington, in times of economic growth and recession, from the New Deal to the rise of neoliberalism. Macnicol also examines the career and ascendancy of the leading conservative, Charles Murray, and his contention that America suffered a growing 'underclass' largely created by over-generous welfare. Through analysis of the mechanisms and output of leading conservative think-tanks in the late twentieth century, the author identifies the key features of historic and contemporary discussions related to poverty and dependency in the US and the dynamic changes of American attitudes to its poorest constituents. A timely discussion for a period of economic cynicism, this book is crucial reading for scholars of social policy, particularly those examining the history of impoverishment and debates relating to poverty and dependency. Students of social policy, sociology and economics will also benefit from its insights into historic US government attitudes and reactions to poverty.Trade Review‘What was the underclass debate in the United States, and what impact did it have on social policy there? By exploring how the debate evolved in the second half of the twentieth-century, Macnicol presents a strong argument for the role of ideas about poverty and dependency in the rise of neoliberalism in the United States, and a valuable critique of the ideas of the leading figures of the movement. The book's greatest strength lies in the breadth of material covered, and the engagement with the key arguments of relevant authors, both conservatives and liberals.’ -- Mickey Conn, Social Policy & Administration‘Recommended. Students of political thought will find Macnicol's interpretations thought provoking.’ -- R S Rycroft, CHOICETable of ContentsContents: 1. The American Welfare State from the 1930s to the 1960s 2. The 1960s 3. The socio-economic background in the 1970s and 1980s 4. The conservative revival 5. Charles Murray and the ‘underclass’ 6. The modern ‘underclass’ debate

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Book SynopsisThe second edition of Skills and Techniques for Human Service Professionals: Counseling Environment, Helping Skills, Treatment Issues provides readers with valuable information about how the counseling environment impacts the helping relationship, ways of delivering critical helping skills, and the necessity of understanding important treatment issues when working with clients and consumers.Section I focuses on the counseling environment. Whereas Chapter 1 highlights eight important characteristics of the effective helper, Chapter 2 examines how the client experiences the agency when first entering it. This chapter focuses on such things as agency atmosphere, physical space, and nonverbal behaviors of the helper.In Section II, chapters move from the most basic foundational skills to more advanced skills and specialized training. Coverage includes honoring and respecting the client, being curious, delimiting power and developing an equal relationship, non-pathologizing, listening, reflections, paraphrasing, and basic empathy. Readers also learn about affirmation giving, encouragement, and support; offering alternatives; information and advice giving; modeling; self-disclosure; collaboration; advocacy; information gathering and solution-focused questions; advanced empathy; confrontation; assessing for suicidality and homicidality; crisis, disaster, and trauma helping; token economies; positive helping; and coaching.Section III focuses on important treatment issues in human services including case management, culturally competent counseling, guidelines for working with diverse populations, and ethical decision-making when working with all clients.

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Book SynopsisOn the 80th anniversary of Beveridge’s report on the ‘Five Giants’ confronting societal progress in the 1940s, this innovative book examines the ‘New Giants’ confronting us today: inequality, preventable mortality, the crisis of democracy, job quality, and environmental degradation. Ian Greener uses Qualitative Comparative Analysis and cluster analysis across 24 countries to analyse which countries are the highest performing in relation to each of the New Giants, and what they have in common.The book indicates that confronting the New Giants requires more participative modes of governance, as well as a greater commitment to redistributing wealth and achieving higher levels of education. Greener also highlights how higher levels of globalization, so long as they are combined with these factors, can be compatible with confronting the New Giants. The book further considers how these factors combined in countries with lower levels of mortality in the first six months of the Covid-19 pandemic.This will be critical reading for social policy and politics scholars and policy makers interested in comparative analysis. The clear explanation of the research methods used in the book will be useful to advanced level students and researchers in the field.Trade Review‘Greener, in his great book, is actually saying that we live in a completely new age, but its pains and joys are very closely related to historical experience and the achievements that humanity has realised. As a response to a new situation and to a turning point in history, there is no need to look for completely new tools. It is only necessary to identify precisely the giants to which we must respond and, at the same time, examine what tools to use to respond to these giants as they are, which to modify and which to use in a completely new way. The book and its presence in libraries will certainly be appreciated not only by students and researchers, but also by anyone who is concerned with the conception or use of any sociopolitical tool - in short, all those who come into contact with social protection in the broadest sense of the word, whether as providers or recipients.’ -- European Journal of Social Security‘There is much in this book that will be of interest to social policy scholars who will commend the au­thor's attempt to examine current social challenges in the historical context of the Beveridge Report. The book is well-written, and its methodology and statistical analysis are clearly explained. In addi­tion, the author raises a number of critically important issues which have not been adequately addressed by social policy writers. ... an ambitious and welcome addition to the literature which deserves to be widely read.’BR> -- Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare‘How can Beveridge’s “Five Giants” be rearticulated as key social problems in contemporary society? Which countries do better than others in responding to these problems and why? These are important questions, and Ian Greener’s book addresses them with a fascinating and original analysis, making use of a combination of comparative methods which help to illustrate the different ways in which countries deal with societal challenges. This book is a “must read” for all those interested in the role of social policies and institutions in modern welfare states.’ -- Jochen Clasen, The University of Edinburgh, UK‘This text is essential reading for the study of comparative social policy. It explores and accounts for the five “New Giants” for 24 developed nations using the relatively novel approach of Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA). It is the right book at the right time by the right person.’ -- Martin Powell, University of Birmingham, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. The Beveridge Report today 2. The New Giants 3. The method in Welfare States in the 21st Century 4. Inequality 5. Preventable mortality 6. The crisis of democracy 7. Job quality 8. Environmental degradation Conclusion to Welfare States in the 21st Century Epilogue: the New Giants and COVID-19 Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisExamining how policy affects the human rights of people with disabilities, this topical Handbook presents diverse empirical experiences of disability policy and identifies the changes that are necessary to achieve social justice. Expansive in scope, the Handbook illustrates how language, law and concepts about human rights impact the way that disability policy is framed and implemented. Chapters use the lenses of human rights, welfare, health and economic inclusion to address contemporary policy questions such as globalization and technology. Grounded in lived experiences, the Handbook interweaves personal narratives from people with disabilities which provide important insights into how policy impacts opportunity and point to future possibilities for the influence of human rights on policy change. As narrative author Karla Garcia Luiz reflects, ‘We often share situations that make us feel lonely, exhausted, insecure, questioning ourselves.... When we share, we realize that these feelings are collective and, [in]naming them we re-signify them and, thus, we strengthen ourselves for political action’.Informed by international, comparative experiences, this Handbook will be an engaging and perceptive resource for students and scholars of sociology and social policy, health and welfare studies and disability policy. With diverse examples from across the Global North and South, it will also appeal to people working in social policy who are looking to develop and reform policies to be more inclusive, accessible and progressive towards people with disabilities.Trade Review‘Research Handbook on Disability Policy edited by Sally Robinson and Karen R. Fisher is a timely and important contribution to the emerging literature on disability, human rights and social policy. Grounded in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the volume explores issues of human rights, welfare, health and economic inclusion from an impressive range of scholars including strong representation from the Global South. Each section starts with the lived experience of persons with disabilities through short essays, poems and reflections which helps the reader remember these are not simply policies, but pathways to a life of equality and inclusion. This Handbook is a vast and deep compendium which is required for all library and disability scholars’ shelves.’ -- Tim Stainton, University of British Columbia, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to disability policy through a human rights lens 1 Karen R. Fisher and Sally Robinson PART I HUMAN RIGHTS Sophie Mitra and Sally Robinson 1 Narrative 1: Mia’s piece – Candice, Defying Gravity and I 15 Mia Boonen 2 Knowledge production and human rights enhancement: the role and potentialities of emancipatory disability research 17 Mario Biggeri, Federico Ciani, Giampiero Griffo and Sunil Deepak 3 A journey together – co-creation and experiential knowledge of people with intellectual disabilities in social policy 33 María Gómez-Carrillo de Castro 4 Accessibility policies in Brazil: negotiating collective access through the principles of Disability Justice for a Brazilian Center for Disability Studies 49 Marivete Gesser and Anahí Guedes de Mello 5 Narrative 2: evil: disabled villains in media 65 Em Dewhurst 6 Developing a participatory indicators-based framework for monitoring disability rights 67 Paula Campos Pinto and Maria Engrácia Cardim 7 Disabled person-led monitoring of the UNCRPD in Aotearoa New Zealand: maximising the potential of civil society in the implementation of Article 33.3 85 Robbie Francis Watene, Brigit Mirfin-Veitch and Umi Asaka 8 Narrative 3: if my childhood can have CRPD’s company 100 Honglu Zhu 9 The right of people with disabilities to participate in cultural life: is Cinderella going to the ball? 102 Delia Ferri and Ann Leahy 10 When the state does not care: Disability rights in a context of multi-layered crises, instability and disablism 118 Grace Khawam and Supriya Akerkar 11 Decentralization, empowerment and grassroots engagement: advocacy organizations navigating the implementation of codified disability rights in Malawi 135 Sarah I. Huque 12 From enabling access to enabling rights: Singapore’s practical approach to disability policy 151 Daryl W.J. Yang, Kuansong Victor Zhuang, Gerard Goggin and Meng Ee Wong 13 An accessible public transit system as a right for people with disabilities in Taiwan 166 Kuo-yu (Lisa) Wang and Pey-chun Pan 14 Narrative 4: the effect of disability policy on lives 183 Chien-Ju Chou 15 The EU framework of people with disabilities’ rights – an intertemporal equilibrium between regulatory and policy paradigms 186 Gabriel Amitsis and Fotini Marini 16 The influence of disability models in Indonesian past and present: disability rights law-making and policy-making 202 Abi Marutama, Antoni Tsaputra and Lengga Pradipta 17 The Accessible Canada Act: a political expression of disability rights as human rights 217 Michael J. Prince 18 Narrative 5: locked-in, locked-down: lived experience of a non-speaker 233 Tim Chan 19 From international standard to national practice: the role of national disability institutions in making the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities a reality in South and Central America 234 Renata Anahí Bregaglio Lazarte, Paula Lucía Camino Morgado and Renato Antonio Constantino Caycho 20 Narrative 6: affection and emancipation: the friendship of four disabled women 251 Karla Garcia Luiz, Laureane Marília de Lima Costa, Mariana Lúcia Agnese Costa e Rosa and Thaís Becker Henriques Silveira 21 Decolonizing disability rights policies through indigenous theorization: the case of Zimbabwe 256 Martin Musengi PART II WELFARE Karen R. Fisher and Olivia Geehan 22 Narrative 7: Disabled Howl – AS1428.1 2021 and all that jazz 272 Peter Raisbeck 23 From care and welfare to independent living? Interpreting and assessing the human right to live independently and be included in the community 274 Yvette Maker 24 Sexuality and relationships: informing rights-based policy and practice through research with and by people with intellectual disability in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand 289 Patsie Frawley and Brigit Mirfin-Veitch 25 Narrative 8: a quiet genocide: the power of segregation 303 Cindy Liu 26 Engaged advocacy: a framework for inclusion of people from refugee and asylum-seeking backgrounds in disability policy 305 Maree Higgins, Mahmoud Murad, Kim Robinson, Angela Dew, Katherine Boydell, Fiona McKay, Joanne Watson, Mariano Coello, Louisa Smith, Kelley Johnson and Ruth Wells 27 Narrative 9: my work advocating for the Syrian community 322 Mahmoud Murad, assisted by Miream Salameh and Maree Higgins, translated by Miream Salameh 28 Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme and disability identity: how welfare policy impacts narratives of disability 330 Tessa-May Zirnsak 29 Tracing the welfare–rights connection in American disability policymaking 346 David Pettinicchio 30 Questioning the dominant welfare discourse on personalization and autonomy embodied in personal budget policy 361 Toon Benoot and Rudi Roose 31 Negotiating rights in education: an examination of U.S. education disability policy 374 Catherine Kramarczuk Voulgarides 32 Narrative 10: my education story 387 Alexander Elliott 33 Preventing catastrophe: the welfare state and disaster risk for people with disabilities 389 Zachary A. Morris 34 Strategic human rights-based policy reforms for making Australian universities equally accessible to students, staff, and faculty who are Indigenous people with disability 402 Sheelagh Daniels-Mayes, Paul Harpur and Michael Ashley Stein 35 Narrative 11: the “lucky” one 418 Ayah Wehbe 36 Exploring equality and non-discrimination of disabled students in policy and practice in public universities in Uganda 421 Paul Emong and Anica Zeyen 37 Participation in personalization of minority cultural groups: lived experience and diversity in the UK 436 Martin Partridge, Mahuya Kanjilal and Elaine Arnull 38 Materializing change: exploring human rights-based approaches to improve built environment accessibility at the neighbourhood scale 451 Mary Ann Jackson, Erin Wilson and Flavia Marcello 39 Narrative 12: the draining expectations placed upon marginalised groups 468 Mac Zamani 40 Alternative community living practices in Taiwan: rethinking de-institutionalization and the human rights model 469 Heng-hao Chang and Yi-chun Chou 41 Mainstreaming disability in Indonesian development: rethinking disability citizenship to move beyond a welfare focus 484 Antoni Tsaputra and Eban Pollard 42 Housing deficit for people with disabilities in a radically neoliberal country: Chile’s case 500 Francisca Valdebenito-Acosta, Julio Hasbún-Mancilla and Joao Acharan 43 Inclusion of students with visual impairment in Indian higher education: a critical inquiry from a human rights perspective 516 Aneesh Peter and Catherine Elisa John PART III HEALTH Sally Robinson 44 Narrative 13: voice, choice and a better outcome 535 Raelene West 45 Making disability known: medicalisation of disability and the development of the International Classification of Functioning (ICF) 538 Jennifer Smith-Merry 46 Disabilities, evidence-making, and quality of life: the three core human rights principles framework 550 Luciano Bottini Filho 47 Establishing a human rights-based approach in healthcare: a UK example moving beyond policy and into private spaces 564 Eleanor Brown and Jo Ferrie 48 Narrative 14: technology in the lives of people with disabilities 580 Brooke Ellison 49 Disability and human rights: the right to benefit from scientific progress 582 Anne M. Bryden, Jennifer French and Brian Gran 50 Chasing a runaway train: disability policy grapples with accelerated prenatal genetic technologies 599 Kara B. Ayers and Monica C. Schneider 51 Care robots as enabling assistive technology: implications for quality of life and disability policy 614 Naonori Kodate, Hasheem Mannan, Sarah Donnelly, Yurie Maeda, and Diarmuid O’Shea 52 Narrative 15: disability rights and robotics: being there without being there 631 Sophie Savage and Tillie Curran 53 ‘It’s about quality of life rather than length of life’: using and refusing policy discourse in the lives of children labelled with life-limiting and/ or life-threatening conditions 635 Katherine Runswick-Cole, Dan Goodley, Kirsty Liddiard and Sally Whitney 54 Inclusive sexuality education: achieving sexual justice, sexual pleasure and sexual agency for women with disability 652 Denise Beckwith and Nicole Laurance 55 Narrative 16: in her lifetime 666 Lee Tsourvakas 56 Pain management for palliative care patients with disabilities: revisiting morphine prescription policies in developing contexts 668 Julieth Musengi and Martin Musengi PART IV ECONOMIC INCLUSION Karen R. Fisher and Bella Bauer 57 Narrative 17: supported or stuck? Disability employment policy for young people 683 Sionainn Jans 58 Economics of inclusion 685 Daniel Mont 59 Heightism, hierarchies and human rights: how a normalcy of disability infringes on the rights of people with dwarfism 690 Erin Pritchard 60 Post-school transition process in a pandemic: how can young people with disability be better supported? 705 Helen Dickinson, Catherine Smith, Amy Marks and Jess Mitchell 61 The right to work “on an equal basis with others”: examining disability employment policies in Australia through the lens of a health and economic crisis 719 Sue Olney and Alexandra Devine 62 Narrative 18: sanist wonderland 737 Damian Mellifont 63 Does the CRPD matter? A comparison of sheltered workshop policies in Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea 739 Yi-Chun Chou, Jun Nakagawa, and Eun-Ju Yoo 64 Disability as an enabler of career success and inclusion 754 Daniel Samosh, Mukta Kulkarni, Alecia Santuzzi and Brent Lyons 65 Narrative 19: I want a job 770 Sadiel Albakri 66 Social entrepreneurship between earning a living and emancipation, impacts of microfinance for people with disabilities in Kenya 771 Yvonne Wechuli, Sellah Lusweti, Halimu Shauri and Elisabeth Wacker 67 Advancing income security policy using universal design: the case of the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) in Ontario, Canada 787 Tracy Smith-Carrier 68 Narrative 20: living with a disability: what difference would a guaranteed livable income make? 803 Joe Foster 69 A human rights-based approach (HRBA) to assistive technology provision in global policy 805 Catherine Holloway, Giulia Barbareschi, Oriol Valles Codina, Nora Colton, Arne Henning Eide, Zuleima Dafne Morgado-Ramirez, Jamie Danemayer, Rainer Kattel and Victoria Austin 70 Conclusion on disability policy 821 Sally Robinson and Karen R. 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Book SynopsisGender equality has been one of the defining projects of European welfare states. It has proven an elusive goal, not just because of political opposition but also due to a lack of clarity in how to best frame equality and take account of family-related considerations. This wide-ranging book assembles the most pertinent literature and evidence to provide a critical understanding of how contemporary state policies engage with gender inequalities. Examining progress in gender equality in EU member states, this thought-provoking book traces developments from the last decade and earlier regarding women's and men's relative positioning in respect of income, employment and time. Located in a critical feminist perspective, the result is a compelling overview of the gender-related achievements in the EU and continuing gaps and inequalities. As well as taking stock of where we are now, the book identifies a research agenda going forward. This seeks to revitalise the feminist social policy project, in light of key welfare state developments and intersectional inequalities in Europe and beyond. This innovative and detailed book constitutes an important contribution to debates about gender equality and policies in Europe and provides a timely reminder of the content of the gender critique of welfare states and why it is still salient.Trade Review'Across Europe, women's lives have changed significantly in recent years, men's much less so. Gender divisions remain strong, interconnected with other forms of inequality. This engaging and wide-ranging book provides a detailed analysis of the mixed and uneven role of social policy in addressing gender inequalities across Europe. Read it to understand how we got to where we are now, and where we need to go in the future.' --Jane Millar, University of Bath, UK'Mary Daly gives us an incisive and up-to-date synthesis of what we know, and what we don't, about the part social policy plays in inequalities between women and men. Focusing on European Union countries, she traces the evolution of theory and presents comparative empirical analysis of gender inequalities in employment, material resources, and time given to the work of daily life. Finding both stasis and change, she leads us toward the next horizon of thinking about gender and social policy. This work is as readable as it is scholarly.' --Sheila Shaver, University of New South Wales, Australia'Writing from a full appreciation of the history of the fields of social policy and gender studies, in this important book Mary Daly applies evidence to theoretical perspectives to reveal the impact of public policy on the quotidian of gendered lives. Exploring differences among genders and the intersections of inequalities, she maps their management, reproduction and change by social policy, and goes on to identify key directions for future theory and research. A tour de force and compulsory reading for all.' --Jane Jenson, Université de Montréal, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. Women, Gender and Social Policy in Early Work 2. Contemporary Approaches to Gender and Social Policy: Bringing Scholarship up to Date Intermezzo 1 3. Income, Wealth and Poverty 4. Access to Employment 5. Inequalities of Time Use and Life Satisfaction Intermezzo 2 6. The EU, Equality and Social Policy 7. Gender and Social Policy More Broadly 8. Scoping a Future Research Agenda References Index

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Book SynopsisMoving away from state categorizations on irregular migration, this Research Handbook critically examines processes and dynamics that generate and reproduce irregularity, and discusses who may count as an irregular migrant.Acknowledging that irregular migration is not just a South-North issue, chapters investigate the many different pathways into irregularity, demonstrating the benefits of understanding dynamics behind irregular migration over statistics. Organised into six thematic parts covering key issues such as approaches and perspectives for research, informal labour and the challenges faced by migrant families, global contributors from a variety of disciplines provide an expert review of geographical and historical paths into irregular migration. Offering their background knowledge and highlighting tools to better understand how irregular migration is linked to geopolitics and migration policies, the Research Handbook on Irregular Migration guides readers through the complex issues facing migrants worldwide. Written in a comprehensive yet accessible style, this Research Handbook will be an excellent resource for undergraduate and graduate students as well researchers and academics interested in migration, policy, law, security, border crossing, informal labour, crime and civil support to migrants.Trade Review‘With a stellar line up of established and early career scholars in the field, this Handbook is a must-read for everyone interested in understanding the multi-scalar politics of migrants’ irregularisation, its everyday impacts on the lives of migrants with no or precarious immigration status and opportunities and spaces for contestation and resistance.’ -- Nando Sigona, University of Birmingham, UK‘This timely volume brings together leading theorists on irregular migration to provide a comprehensive picture of cutting-edge research in the field. A must read for scholars of borders, migration, and state violence.’ -- Reece Jones, University of Hawai'i-Manoa, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface xxi Introduction: the production of irregular migration 1 Ilse van Liempt, Joris Schapendonk and Amalia Campos-Delgado PART I APPROACHES AND PERSPECTIVES ON IRREGULAR MIGRATION 1 Irregular migration and migration control policies 14 Anna Triandafyllidou 2 Invisible, vulnerable, heroic and criminal: a gendered history of migration labelling 25 Marlou Schrover 3 How to research “irregular” migration: approaches and perspectives from the field 36 Shiva S. Mohan, Alison Mountz, Monica Romero and Ana Visan 4 Humans, not arrows: countering the violent cartography of undocumented migration 49 Henk van Houtum and Rodrigo Bueno Lacy 5 Situated glossaries of (ir)regular migration 66 Kolar Aparna, Manju Sharma, Arlene Bugabo and Beatrice Catanzaro 6 Beach encounters: migrant death and forensics as an art of paying attention 81 Amade M’charek PART II ASPIRATIONS AND FACILITATION OF IRREGULAR MIGRATION 7 Welcome aboard KLM Air Land! Hope and uncertainty in precarious migration projects 95 Nauja Kleist 8 Irregular migrants and families: the challenges of transnational family lives in times of limited mobility and transient settlement 106 Inka Stock 9 Deterrence or empowerment? Awareness and information campaigns as a migration governance tool to stop irregular migration 118 Ida Marie Savio Vammen 10 How unintended are these consequences? The changing environment for migration facilitation in Niger since 2015 130 Ekaterina Golovko and Fransje Molenaar 11 Re-socializing migrant networks: moving beyond dominant migrant-network approaches 140 Richard Staring and Mieke Kox PART III EVERYDAY LIFE AND (IM)MOBILITY 12 The irregularity maze: investigating asymmetries and discontinuities in the interaction between migrants’ geographic mobility and regulatory frameworks 153 Milena Belloni, Ferruccio Pastore and Emanuela Roman 13 Stuck in camps, at sea and in illegality: dimensions of stuckedness endured by Rohingya refugees 168 Antje Missbach 14 Irregular times: refugees’ struggles for a temporal justice in the European (im)mobility regime 178 Elena Fontanari 15 Children’s mobility across the EU governance of unauthorized migration as a game of chutes and ladders: evidence from Libya, Italy, Greece and Belgium 190 Giacomo Orsini, Océane Uzureau, Malte Behrendt, Marina Rota, Sarah Adeyinka, Ilse Derluyn and Ine Lietaert 16 The U.S. response to undocumented immigrant youth: “deferred” mobilities in New York 202 Guillermo Yrizar Barbosa PART IV INFORMAL AND IRREGULAR LABOUR AND EXPLOITABILITY 17 Migrant women workers in Europe: forms of irregularity and conditions of vulnerability 215 Giulia Garofalo Geymonat, Sabrina Marchetti and Letizia Palumbo 18 Casting outside regular pathways: state restrictions to Sri Lankan female migration 227 Chandima Arambepola 19 Becoming sanfei: the irregularization of foreign migrants in China 239 Guangzhi Huang and Heidi Østbø Haugen The research for this book chapter has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (Grant Agreement No. 802070). 20 Making a living while on the move: migrant trajectories, hierarchized mobilities and local labour landscapes in Central America 250 Nanneke Winters 21 Illegalized refugees seeking protection in the Hong Kong economy 261 Francesco Vecchio PART V GEOPOLITICS AND MICROPOLITICS OF CONTROL 22 Helping people feel that their future lies at home: the geopolitics of externalising irregular migration control in the European Union 271 Michael Collyer 23 Regularizing irregular sojourners: the avenue of “deservingness” 282 Maurizio Ambrosini 24 Being (in)visible: exploring the post-return categorisations of Cameroonian migrants 293 Presca Wanki, Ilse Derluyn and Ine Lietaert 25 On the administration of evil: frontline bureaucrats resolving ethical tensions while enforcing oppressive deportation policies 305 Barak Kalir 26 Dirty borderwork and maculated borders: examining the Mexican transit control regime 316 Amalia Campos-Delgado PART VI SOLIDARITY, ADVOCACY AND CONTESTATION 27 Autonomous and civic solidarity practices towards irregular migrants in Europe 328 Martin Bak Jørgensen 28 Undocumented immigrant activism: the struggle for rights and recognition 338 Walter J. Nicholls and Zayda Sorrell-Medina 29 Autonomous migration and transgressive solidarity: the case of the El Hiblu 3 Daniela DeBono and Ċetta Mainwaring 30 Contesting the lethal Mediterranean frontier Charles Heller, Lorenzo Pezzani and Maurice Stierl Afterword Alison Mountz Index

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Book SynopsisCovering global, comparative, and single-country contexts, this Research Handbook presents wide-ranging, cutting-edge research on poverty and inequality. It maps out international trends in poverty and inequality and explores the key conceptual and operational frameworks, practical analyses, and policy applications and outcomes.Udaya R. Wagle brings together 27 substantive chapters with research and analyses from a diverse body of established authorities and researchers to create a forum and examine the complex and often under-explored issues related to poverty and inequality. Using empirical data and insights from the Americas, Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East, the individual chapters examine and explain how economic and social policies and programs have affected poverty and inequality. While unprecedented economic progress in the past few decades has improved standards of living across the globe, the Handbook concludes that creating a just and fair society requires policies that go beyond expanding economic opportunities.Providing a comprehensive coverage of the research and analysis into poverty and inequality, this incisive Handbook will be an invaluable reference text for students and scholars of economics, sociology, social policy, and comparative and development studies. The practical insights into policies and programs covered here will also benefit policymakers and practitioners interested in reducing poverty and inequality globally.Table of ContentsContents: Preface xiv 1 Introduction to poverty and inequality 1 Udaya R. Wagle PART I CONCEPTUAL AND OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORKS 2 Poverty measurement: Evolving concepts and measurement frameworks 15 Udaya R. Wagle 3 Absolute and relative income poverty measurement: a survey 36 Benoit Decerf 4 Cumulative deprivation: identification and aggregation 52 Koen Decancq 5 Concepts and measurements of economic inequality 68 Udaya R. Wagle 6 Feminist approaches to poverty and gender inequality 88 Randy Albelda PART II MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS 7 Are women poorer? A cross-country analysis of gender differentials in multidimensional poverty 103 Francesco Burchi and Daniele Malerba 8 Trends in multidimensional poverty in Latin America 118 María Emma Santos 9 Examination of the effects of variation in the measurement of multidimensional poverty in the United States 138 Roger White and Lindley Lee-Niegas 10 Multidimensional poverty in Hong Kong: measurements and implications 172 Siu Ming Chan 11 Poverty, social mobility, and the middle class: evidence from South Africa 186 Simone Schotte 12 Multidimensional poverty in India: a regional level analysis in the context of Sustainable Development Goals 205 Pinaki Das, Bibek Paria, and Shama Firdaush 13 Consistent, dense measures of inequality using grouped data: a global approach 224 James Galbraith and Jaehee Choi 14 The possible impact of changes in demography on economic inequality in Europe 245 M. Azhar Hussain and Bent Greve 15 Workers’ social capital and employment outcomes: the case of MENA countries 261 Jieun Lee and Vladimir Hlasny 16 Determinants of intimate partner violence in Nepal 282 Alice Louise Kassens 17 The dynamics of poverty and inequality in Chile and Honduras over the past three decades 305 Carlos Villalobos PART III POLICY APPLICATIONS AND OUTCOMES 18 Social protection, poverty, and inequality: global patterns and changes 323 Udaya R. Wagle 19 Social assistance in low- and middle-income countries 350 Armando Barrientos 20 Poverty and inequality in European welfare states 367 Bent Greve 21 Poverty in Mexico: trends, determinants, and policies 378 Jorge Garza-Rodriguez 22 Is growth pro-poor or pro-rich? The role of national pro-poor targeted programmes in Vietnam 392 Phuc Van Phan and Martin O’Brien 23 Practices of microfinance and poverty reduction in Bangladesh 408 Mohammad Shahjahan Chowdhury 24 Income and energy usage in developing economies: using the case of Ghana 422 Kenneth Ofori-Boateng, Williams Ohemeng, Innocent Tetteh, and Elvis Kwame Agyapong 25 International migration for poverty alleviation? The neoliberal element in the debates on migration for development and poverty alleviation 439 Meltem Yılmaz Şener 26 Measuring the extra cost of disability: approaches, challenges, and prospects 453 Vickie L. Edwards 27 Concluding observations 467 Udaya R. Wagle Index 471

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Book SynopsisThis innovative book takes a unique approach to rethinking welfare states by considering two centrally interlinked issues: namely what is welfare, and what we should expect from welfare states now and in the future. Bent Greve critically considers thinking on the core elements of welfare states, how they should be ranked and how to recognise indicators of their direction of movement.Providing expert analysis of the historical development of welfare states and the challenges and pressures experienced both regionally and globally, this book argues for a new division of welfare states and a system for balancing old and new social risk. The investigation of dilemmas and the analysis of developing welfare states are particularly illuminating and informative.Greve provides a forward-thinking approach considering long-term stability and the challenges of inequality and poverty in different welfare regimes. He effectively combines new perspectives with attention to a strong public sector economy. With insightful new analysis this book will be an invaluable read for researchers and students of social policy and welfare states.Trade Review‘Bent Greve’s highly accessible book helps the reader to gain a relatively broad view on a complex issue: what is the welfare state and how is it changing? It is a very interesting and useful read both for students and researchers approaching issues related to social protection for the first time, as well as for relatively expert scholars.’ -- Emmanuele Pavolini, University of Macerata, Italy‘An innovative and up-to-date synthesis of the literature and an excellent introduction to welfare state research. This book challenges long-held views and discusses various measures to assess welfare state development. A must read for every student of comparative social policy.’ -- Martin Seeleib-Kaiser, Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Rethinking welfare and the welfare state: an introduction 2. Historical development of welfare states: people and ideas 3. What is welfare? 4. Welfare state regimes – many or few? 5. The welfare state mix revisited 6. Pressures on welfare states 7. Individualism versus collectivism 8. New ways of measuring societal development 9. Inequality and poverty – new challenges for welfare states 10. Populism and welfare chauvinism as challenges for welfare states 11. Labour market restructuring as a game changer 12. Elements in rethinking welfare states – a new clustering 13. Conclusions: new directions for welfare states Index

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive second edition Research Handbook discusses a wide range of timely questions and dilemmas ensuing from the present state of European social security law. Presenting a kaleidoscopic concept of social security, a new generation of leading experts identifies future lines of inquiry that are likely to dominate the discourse in the coming years.Chapters analyse contemporary debates through a range of perspectives, critically examining crucial dimensions of European social security law. These dimensions include social security as a human right, minimum standards, protection of mobile persons, and European social security law in a global context. Through this exploration, new challenges and further lines of research are identified, providing a source of inspiration for the development of this fundamental field of law.Covering a breadth of topics and research, scholars and academics alike will find this Research Handbook to be an invaluable source of information. Lawyers and policy makers will also benefit from the up-to-date guide to the various fields of European social security.Table of ContentsContents: Preface ix Frans Pennings and Gijsbert Vonk PART I SOCIAL SECURITY AS A HUMAN RIGHT 1 Social security in the fundamental rights case law of the Court of Justice 2 Eleni De Becker 2 Social security in the case law of the European Court of Human Rights 30 Lieneke Slingenberg and Ingrid Leijten 3 The right to social security and social assistance in the ‘case law’ and conclusions of the Social Rights Committee 64 Anja Eleveld and George Katrougalos 4 European human rights protection: towards a multi-level and interdependent system based on cooperation 84 Ulrich Becker PART II MINIMUM STANDARDS AND EQUAL TREATMENT 5 Non-discrimination in European social security law: exploring safeguards against gender and racial discrimination 103 Sarah Ganty and Karin de Vries 6 The further extension of social security to non-wage earners 130 Alberto Barrio 7 Minimum income protection in the European Union: from politics to (soft) law 149 Ane Aranguiz 8 European Universal Basic Income 168 Malcolm Torry PART III PROTECTION OF MOBILE PERSONS AND MIGRANTS 9 EU citizenship: a double-edged sword for European social security 182 Dion Kramer 10 The general principles of Regulation 883/2004 and their outer limits 204 Nicolas Rennuy 11 The EU social security rules on posting: defining problems and potential solutions 225 Frederic De Wispelaere and Ivana Vukorepa 12 Highly mobile workers and the coordination of the applicable social security law in the European Union: how to create a good fit? 252 Eva van Ooij 13 Coordination rules and new forms of labour and reintegration 266 Saskia Montebovi 14 Occupational pensions and the protection of mobile persons 286 Elmar Schmidt 15 Managing mobile students in the EU: guiding principles and the way forward 301 Alexander Hoogenboom 16 Cross-border healthcare and social security rights 332 Grega Strban 17 Social security rights of third-country nationals coming from outside the EU: the scope and meaning of equal treatment 353 Pauline Melin PART IV EUROPEAN SOCIAL SECURITY LAW IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT 18 Social security, social protection, GATS and the new generation of EU trade agreements 380 Nicola Yeates and Herman Voogsgeerd 19 The European Union’s approach to social protection for workers in global value chains 397 Veronika Flegar and Bas Blaauw 20 A missing link in the international social security normative architecture? 418 Kroum Markov and Maya Stern Plaza PART V THE FUTURE OF EUROPEAN SOCIAL SECURITY LAW 21 The future of European social security law: an analysis of the authors’ approaches 439 Frans Pennings and Gijsbert Vonk Index 453

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Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.This cross-disciplinary Research Agenda offers an in-depth exploration into financial resources within households, focussing specifically on how they are managed, how they are distributed and with what results.Bringing together an array of leading experts from the Global South and North, this Research Agenda examines the challenges facing researchers in this area, investigates developments in the field and analyses how research interacts with current public policy. This book shines a crucial light on multiple underexplored topics including economic abuse, financial resources within multigenerational households, ageing and cognitive decline, and the role of children in relation to resources within households. Offering key recommendations for future policy and research, A Research Agenda for Financial Resources within the Household makes an invaluable contribution to this highly topical area.This book will be a vital read for students, early career researchers and established academics interested in economics, sociology and social policy, amongst other disciplines. It will also prove highly beneficial for professionals working in NGOs, third sector organisations and think tanks who focus on the issues surrounding intra-household resources.Trade Review‘This edited collection provides an invaluable guide for researchers at all career stages, and a wider audience, to key issues relating to the intra-household use, management and distribution of resources. Chapters cover methodological challenges, latest research and policy implications in the Global South and North, written by leading authors.’ -- Karen Rowlingson, University of York, UK‘This exciting new book brings together insights on household financial resources by bridging disciplinary, methodological, and geographical boundaries. Chapters use both qualitative and quantitative approaches and include analyses of both the Global South and the Global North. They challenge us to think differently about finances across a wide range of types of households.’ -- Cheryl Doss, Tufts University, US‘This book is a long overdue and important contribution to the literature on the intra-household allocation of resources. The chapters in the book provide a thorough and well-written introduction to the topic for students who are new to it. However, it will also be important reading for those researchers familiar with the topic.Scholars interested in the intra-household allocation of resources will recognise many of the themes and questions that are addressed in the chapters of this comprehensive book. Familiar and well-researched questions are addressed from new theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches. The chapters in the book take up, in fresh and innovative ways, familiar questions such as assumptions about the sharing of resources that underlie beliefs about sharing in households and families, the connection to policy, issues of power and the (sometimes) conflicting priorities between individual and family interests and well-being.But the book does not stop there. It also expands the scope of research on intra-household resource allocation by including under-researched geographical areas and new topics that mirror the times we live in. For instance, it looks more closely at financial allocation and practices in the global south and in elderly couples, the role of children in resource allocation, complex migrant households and economic abuse in couples.I highly recommend this book to all those interested in opening up the lid of the ”black box” of household and family finances and taking a peek inside.’ -- Charlott Nyman, Umeå University, Sweden‘How resources are distributed within households is notoriously difficult to analyse. The 15 chapters of this book offer a remarkable review of the conceptual and methodological challenges faced and the advances in research on intra-household management and allocation of resources, the importance of the issues raised and their implications for the assessment of individual economic well-being, autonomy and living conditions, and for public policies. This is essential reading.’ -- Sophie Ponthieux, formerly Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE), FranceTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xv Jan Pahl Acknowledgements xix Introduction to A Research Agenda for Financial Resources within the Household 1 Fran Bennett, Silvia Avram and Siobhan Austen PART I CONCEPTS, TOOLS, MEASURES AND CHALLENGES 1 How much, and why? A critical introduction to the theory and quantitative analysis of intra-household resource distribution 17 Frances Woolley 2 Resources, roles and relationships: What qualitative research can reveal about resources within the household 33 Fran Bennett 3 Barriers to opening the ‘black box’ of intra-household sharing of resources 49 Satomi Maruyama 4 Data about money within the household: Exploring the challenges and gaps 63 Sara Cantillon and Anne-Catherine Guio 5 Peering into the black box: Using microsimulation methods to evaluate the gendered impact of taxes and transfers 79 Silvia Avram and Daria Popova PART II RECENT RESEARCH INTO RESOURCES WITHIN THE HOUSEHOLD: NEW DIRECTIONS TAKEN 6 Many mouths under one roof: Multigenerational families in Europe sharing resources within households 97 Tania Burchardt and Eleni Karagiannaki 7 Individualising wealth and asset measures in the Global South: Challenges and new directions for research 113 Abena D. Oduro and Hema Swaminathan 8 Control ‘of’ resources or control ‘over’ individuals? Exploring the management and distribution of resources within the household and economic abuse 129 Marilyn Howard and Nicola Sharp-Jeffs 9 Intra-household resources in complex migrant households 145 Supriya Singh 10 Who counts in intra-household sharing? Children as active agents in the household economy 161 Gill Main PART III THE INTER-RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RESOURCES WITHIN THE HOUSEHOLD AND POLICY 11 Understanding the role of social grants as resources in multi-generational households: Examples from South Africa and Lesotho 179 Elena Moore and Thandie Hlabana 12 Ageing populations, financial capability and household financial decision-making in the context of neoliberal social policy systems 193 Debora Price 13 Negotiating assets in a financialised retirement income system: Evidence from older mixed-sex couple households in Australia 209 Siobhan Austen, Susan Himmelweit, Rhonda Sharp and Monica Costa 14 The gendered effects of joint assessment for couples claiming means-tested benefits 225 Rita Griffiths 15 Temporality and the meaning of social security money within households 241 Kate Summers and David Young Index 255

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Book SynopsisThis Handbook is an essential starting point for cross-national examinations, comparisons, and discussions about state-of-the-art practices in higher education accessibility and service delivery support for disabled students. Spanning a broad geographical range, the topics addressed are examined within the context of the practice and philosophy of different countries.With trends and practices varying from country to country, each topic is explored from a range of international perspectives. Structured into three distinct sections, the Handbook first addresses how students with disabilities and their families can prepare for the transition to postsecondary education, before moving to present an overview of the types of support and services available to students with disabilities. The final chapters then explore a variety of topics related to higher education and disability, including assistive technology, disability culture and social justice, emerging trends and promising practices, self-determination and universal design.This accessible Handbook will prove an invaluable reference tool for researchers, academics and students with an interest in the sociology of education from health, education and welfare policy perspectives, as well as for higher education policymakers and funding and governance bodies.Trade Review‘The Handbook of Higher Education and Disability is an expertly curated collection of crucial information and perspectives offering a refreshing and interesting international point of view on many topics. The Handbook is a joy to read – each chapter telling its own unique and important story. A great addition to your personal or institutional library!’ -- Stephan J. Smith, Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD), US‘The underlying message of this book is that regardless of country and culture, investment in legislation, research, and resources for students with disabilities may have broader systemic benefits we are only beginning to understand.’ -- Wendy S. Harbour, Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD), USTable of ContentsContents: 1 Handbook of Higher Education and Disability: an introduction 1 Joseph W. Madaus and Lyman L. Dukes III PART I PREPARATION BEFORE AND FOR COLLEGE 2 Key considerations in the preparation and transition to college 8 Elizabeth Evans Getzel 3 Preparing for postsecondary education in Canada as a student with a disability 24 Marie McCarron, Allyson Harrison and Beth Pollock PART II OVERVIEW OF SERVICES IN POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION 4 Overview of disability services in higher education in Japan 37 Peter Bernick, Tomone Takahashi, and Kiriko Takahashi 5 Supports and services for students with disabilities in postsecondary education in Canada 52 Allyson G. Harrison and Marie McCarron 6 A journey to include students with disabilities in Taiwan higher education 64 Tsu-Hsuan Hsu and Juliet H. Fried 7 Implementation of inclusion in Vietnam higher education: current practices and challenges 75 Tsu-Hsuan Hsu, Hang Le and Juliet H. Fried 8 An overview of accessibility services for students with disabilities in higher education in the United States 87 Christopher Esposito, Joseph W. Madaus and Lyman L. Dukes III 9 Disability services in higher education: an Australian perspective 101 Alison Nuske, Matthew Brett and Elizabeth Knight 10 Culture-based development model of inclusive higher education in Mainland China: history, current situation, and the future 115 Yuexin Zhang, Sandra Rosen, Siqi Huang, and Lu Han PART III Emerging Ideas and Practices SECTION A LOOKING BACKWARD, AROUND AND FORWARD: TRENDS, PROMISING PRACTICES, DEVELOPING ISSUES, EMERGING IDEAS AND THE FUTURE OF HIGHER EDUCATION 11 Changing times: emerging technologies for students with disabilities in higher education 131 Catherine S. Fichten, Natalina Martiniello, Jennison Asuncion, Tim Coughlan and Alice Havel 12 Debunking the myth that LD and online don’t mix 149 Manju Banerjee, Adam R. Lalor, Michelle Deal and Denise Jaffe 13 Accessibility as an emerging field 165 Boris Vukovic 14 Higher education and labor integration: Spanish graduates with disabilities and professional competence 177 Dr Ingrid Sala-Bars and Dr Cristina Mumbardó-Adam SECTION B WHO IS SEEKING AND RECEIVING SERVICES? DESCRIPTIONS OF “TRADITIONAL” AND EMERGING STUDENT POPULATIONS 15 The neurodiversity paradigm and the future of higher education 189 Sara J. Renzulli and Nicholas W. Gelbar 16 Higher education for students with intellectual disability: expanding research, policy, and practice 201 Meg Grigal, Clare Papay and Michelle L. Bonati 17 Inclusion of people with intellectual disability in university in Australia: impetus for change 215 Fiona Rillotta and Mary-Ann O’Donovan 18 The trainee-mentor relationship in graduate and postdoctoral training in Canada for trainees with disabilities 229 Mahadeo Sukhai and Ainsley Latour SECTION C PROMOTING SELF-DETERMINATION AND SELF-ADVOCACY IN HIGHER EDUCATION 19 Self-determination assessment and promotion in Spanish higher education students: current situation and future challenges 248 Cristina Mumbardó-Adam, Eva Vicente and Ingrid Sala-Bars 20 Self-determination theory, research, and practice in the U.S.: promoting personal growth in a standardized culture 261 David R. Parker and Sharon Field SECTION D HIGHER EDUCATION AND DISABILITY AS DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE 21 Disability as diversity: inclusion in Canadian higher education 279 Tina Doyle, Ben Poynton, Mahadeo Sukhai and Jennifer Sinclair 22 A social justice perspective on disability in higher education 298 Ellen M. Broido, Nancy J. Evans and Kirsten R. Brown SECTION E TECHNOLOGY/ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY 23 Access to technology for students with disabilities in higher education 312 Sheryl E. Burgstahler 24 The cart before the horse: accessibility practice comes before accessibility research 324 Catherine S. Fichten, Alice Havel, Marc Tremblay, and Rosie Arcuri 25 Higher education and disability: digital accessibility and assistive technology in the UK 339 Louise Carleen Grimmett, Desiree Tan, and Zachary Walker SECTION F UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING/INSTRUCTION 26 Universal design in Canadian higher education 353 Boris Vukovic, Jodie Black, Lynne N. Kennette, Patti Dyjur, Alice Havel, and Dale Lackeyram 27 Universal design for learning: a challenge and an opportunity for Spanish universities 366 Ingrid Sala-Bars and Anabel Moriña 28 Universal design for learning policy in tertiary education in Ireland: are we ready to commit? 378 Dr Richard Healy, Dr Joanne Banks and Dara Ryder 29 UDL in American colleges and universities: a common pathway to success 393 Kirsten Behling and Allison Posey 30 Disability and universal design for learning: experiences and perspectives for accessible higher education in Germany 408 Janieta Bartz and Ramona Thümmler Index

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Book SynopsisIn a period of rapid change for welfare states around the world, this insightful book offers a comparative study of three historically small welfare states: the US, Japan and South Korea. Examining various aspects of welfare states, chapters explore the underlying reasons behind the restraint of social security in these countries. Featuring contributions from international distinguished scholars, this book looks beyond the larger European welfare states to unpack the many common political and institutional characteristics - from labor organization to party politics - that have constrained welfare state development in industrialized democracies. Offering insight into welfare-state development outside of Europe, this book will be crucial reading for scholars of welfare states, especially those working on Asian and American social policy specifically. It will also be of interest to policymakers and social policy experts in government, civil institutions and international organizations, particularly for those working in developing countries. Contributors include: M. Estévez-Abe, C. Faricy, S. Haggard, Y.-R, Jung, D. Kim, S.-w. Kim, Y.-S. Kim, J. Klein, S.-M. Kwon, D. Oude Nijuis, J.-j. YangTrade Review'The Small Welfare State makes a big contribution. With brilliant chapters from leading scholars in the field, it uncovers a distinctive model of social provision that links together an unusual set of countries. It is especially relevant today as welfare states come under strain in a transformed economic world. Highly recommended.' --Jacob S. Hacker, Yale University, US, Author of The Great Risk Shift and The Divided Welfare State'Since its origin, the discipline of Welfare Studies has been dominated by Eurocentrism. Recent research on Asian welfare systems have shown that concepts and models developed in the European context are not always valid in other contexts. In The Small Welfare State, Jae-jin Yang and his colleagues convincingly show that a change of perspective is required. This is not only a matter of geography or size of the welfare state. The issue at stake is to identify different mechanisms and logic. This book is a must-read for anybody interested in the origin, development and future of welfare systems in the world.' --Sebastien Lechevalier, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, FranceTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1 Introduction: towards a political economy of the small welfare state 1 Jae-jin Yang 2 Narrowly organized labor and the failure of solidarity-enhancing welfare in the United States and South Korea 30 Dennie Oude Nijhuis and Jae-jin Yang 3 The business offensive and the limits of employer-provided welfare in the United States 53 Jennifer Klein 4 Civic movements and the detour to welfare state building in South Korea 78 Yeong-Soon Kim 5 The effect of electoral rules on the policy preferences and behavior of politicians in South Korea 99 Jae-jin Yang and Yui-Ryong Jung 6 The electoral bases of small tax states in Japan, South Korea, and the US 114 Margarita Estévez-Abe, Jae-jin Yang, and Christopher Faricy 7 Why welfare state building is of secondary importance to leftists in Japan and South Korea 140 Soon-Mee Kwon 8 The development of functional equivalents to the welfare state in post-war Japan and South Korea 163 Dokyun Kim 9 Weak social security but strong employment security in the Japanese welfare state 190 Sung-won Kim 10 Path dependence and possibilism: the American, Korean, and Japanese welfare states in comparative perspective 211 Stephan Haggard Index 229

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Book SynopsisThis insightful book provides a comprehensive comparative analysis of the formation and evolution of Nordic earner-carer policies over five decades. Spanning parental leave, father quotas, daycare services, and cash for childcare allowances, it explores the key roles that ideas and political parties play in the policy reform process.Examining earner-carer politics across Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, Anne Lise Ellingsæter summarises and advances existing family policy literature by adopting a long historical perspective on policy reform. Highlighting how political processes shape policy trajectories, the book focuses on interpretative struggles in political discourses and reform processes, reflecting on the highly politicised and value-laden nature of family policy. It argues that bloc politics – the left against the centre-right – have been a central driving force, energised by differing ideas about relationships between state, family and individual, and between state and market. Ellingsæter also explores gender equality and parental choice, two strong and at times competing ideas influencing family policy.Drawing on and furthering extensive theoretical and empirical research on family policy and welfare state change, Nordic Earner-Carer Politics will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars of social policy, sociology, political science, and gender studies.Trade Review‘In tracing 50 years of the history of earner-carer models in the five Nordic countries, this important book provides new insights into one of the defining features of the welfare state. Its compelling analysis of both the politics and policies associated with earner-carer models is a major contribution to scholarship.’ -- Mary Daly, University of Oxford, UK‘Anne Lise Ellingsæter has long been an influential scholar of Nordic social policies, keenly analyzing policy architectures and their effects on gendered divisions of labor. In this ground-breaking book, she turns her experienced eye to policy formation. Focusing on the role of ideas and partisan political dynamics, and applying a comparative and historical lens, she skillfully unwinds complex policy trajectories.’ -- – Janet C. Gornick, Graduate Center, City University of New York, USTable of ContentsContents: PART I PROBLEMS, PERSPECTIVES AND CONTEXTS 1 Introduction: Placing Nordic earner-carer politics in time 2 The politics of policy formation: modes of change, ideas and parties 3 The contexts: Nordic welfare states PART II EARNER-CARER POLICY PATHS 4 Shifting leave path: from mother to parent right 5 Politicising fatherhood: Struggles over quota politics 6 Going public: Towards universal childcare and beyond 7 Cash for childcare: Choice controversies PART III TEMPORALITY AND POLICY IMPACT 8 Earner-carer policy outcomes: The longer term PART IV CONCLUSIONS 9 The era of Nordic earner-carer politics

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Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.Written by a global collective of scholars from a wide variety of backgrounds, including health studies, psychology and economics as well as social policy and gerontology, this timely Research Agenda highlights the challenges and opportunities of rising longevity and population ageing for social policy providing clear directions for future research.Divided into five comprehensive parts, this Research Agenda examines research priorities from policy perspectives, the role of social policy research in relation to intergovernmental organisations, and the framework for future-oriented social policies on ageing provided by a life-course approach. It demonstrates that social policy experts must evaluate interests and expectations both qualitatively and quantitatively, and asserts that future research on social policy and ageing will be inspired by a broad range of stakeholders, including non-governmental interest organisations and state actors.A Research Agenda for Ageing and Social Policy will be enlightening for students and researchers focusing on social policy, ageing, development, health policy and inequality. It will also be a fascinating read for practitioners seeking a wider understanding of social policy priorities and processes.Trade Review‘The changes in the age structure of the population have preoccupied science, politics and civil society for many years. Approaches to record the associated concomitant phenomena in a comprehensive and internationally comparable scientific framework and to prepare the results for ageing and social policy measures have so far remained largely inconsequential. However, in order to plan and implement an efficient and successful ageing and social policy, a sound empirical basis is required. Creating such a foundation is the aim of the researchers who have come together for this book. Their contributions take into account the diverse geographical, historical, cultural, structural and social conditions that are significant for a good life in old age. On behalf of AGE Platform Europe, with over 100 member organisations and a strong voice of older people in Europe, I expressly welcome this initiative and wish the book and its contents a wide distribution and application.’ -- Heidrun Mollenkopf, President, AGE Platform Europe, Belgium‘It is my great pleasure to warmly welcome this important book, which sets out a comprehensive research agenda for ageing and social policy. The authors perform a valuable task for all of us who seek not only to research the topic of ageing but also to transform the prospects for later life (..) The expert authors the editors have assembled, the wide variety of topics they address, and the logical structure of the book, building towards a specific agenda for research on ageing and social policy, make for a highly significant contribution to gerontology. (…) This valuable addition to the literature on ageing and social policy should become a lasting point of reference for researchers. I hope that it will also be influential in research funding circles.’ -- Alan Walker, Professor of Social Policy and Social Gerontology, University of Sheffield, UK‘In all countries, increased longevity and an increasing share of older persons in the population are considered a major challenge. Coupled with reduced fertility we see challenges in the provison of care and social services, pension schemes, and an adequate workforce. This book reviews research on demographic change, its determinants and consequences, but also takes a constructive tone on possibilities and solutions for sustained welfare systems. The book presents a research agenda and an agenda for social policy aiming at promoting active ageing and solidarity across generations. While based on academic research, the content is presented in a form easily digestible for policy makers.’ -- Peter Allebeck, Professor of Social Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Chair of the Joint Programming Initiative ‘More Years, Better Lives’, SwedenTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xv Preface xvii PART I INTRODUCTION 1 Introduction: why do we need a research agenda for ageing and social policy in the 21st century? 3 Kai Leichsenring and Alexandre Sidorenko PART II CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF AGEING AND SOCIAL POLICIES IN THE 21ST CENTURY 2 Population ageing and the demographic deficit: exploring the second demographic dividend 21 Sarah Harper and Yanan Zhang 3 Healthy ageing policies from regional and global perspectives: challenges for social policies and research 41 Norah Keating, Virpi Timonen and Tine Buffel PART III PRIORITIES FOR SOCIAL POLICY RESEARCH IN THE CONTEXT OF POPULATION AND INDIVIDUAL AGEING 4 Ageism and public policies: research on age discrimination at the societal level 63 Clemens Tesch-Römer and Liat Ayalon 5 The future of active ageing and related needs for research 83 Oxana Sinyavskaya 6 Shifts in social policies for old age: towards a life course approach of active ageing? 99 Kathrin Komp-Leukkunen and Marvin Formosa 7 Labour market research for an ageing workforce in times of digitalisation 113 Anette Scoppetta, Laura Naegele and Maria Varlamova 8 Digitalisation and population ageing: social policy dimensions of the digital divide and innovation 131 Alexander Peine, Anne Meissner and Anna Wanka 9 Social relations and the family 151 Toni C. Antonucci, Jasmine A. Manalel, Robin C. Fenley and Martha C. Bial 10 Rising longevity and health care systems: the need for a new approach in social and health policies and research 167 Peter Lloyd-Sherlock and Poliana Fialho de Carvalho 11 Longer lives with long-term care needs: research needed to tackle the care gap 183 Giovanni Lamura and Henk Nies 12 Towards the caring or the uncaring state? A social policy perspective on long-term care trends 203 Teppo Kröger PART IV PERSPECTIVES FROM INTERNATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS 13 Social policy research on ageing needed from the perspective of intergovernmental organisations 221 Nikolai Botev, Julia Ferre and Claudia Mahler 14 Social policy research on the ageing workforce from the perspective of employees and employers 239 Krzysztof Hagemejer, Frank Hoffer and Michał Polakowski PART V CONCLUSIONS 15 Conclusion: towards a research agenda for ageing and social policy in the 21st century 261 Kai Leichsenring and Alexandre Sidorenko Index 275

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