{"product_id":"social-policy-in-the-smaller-european-union-states-9780857452634","title":"Social Policy in the Smaller European Union","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Europe and around the world, social policies and welfare services have faced increasing pressure in recent years as a result of political, economic, and social changes. Just as Europe was a leader in the development of the welfare state and the supportive structures of corporatist politics from the 1920s onward, Europe in particular has experienced stresses from globalization and striking innovation in welfare policies. While debates in the United Kingdom, Germany, and France often attract wide international attention, smaller European countriesBelgium, Denmark, Austria, or Finlandare often overlooked. This volume seeks to correct this unfortunate oversight as these smaller countries serve as models for reform, undertaking experiments that only later gain the attention of stymied reformers in the larger countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is an interesting and welcome volume - [whose] contribution - is to bring together a set of chapters chronicling the reform or sclerosis of welfare states in many of Europe's smaller countries - [arguing] that there is important variation among the small states, and that both failed and successful reforms can only be understood by understanding how old coalitions could reorganize around certain ideas of change.A\"  *  Pepper Culpepper, European University Institute    - a rich book for anyone interested in the broad theme of change in European social policy, not least because it takes up a number of areas and countries which are not often covered in the literature.A\"  *  Christoffer Green-Pedersen, Aarhus University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Tables and Figures\u003cbr\u003e \tPreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction: \u003c\/strong\u003eSocial Policy in the Smaller EU States\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eGary B. Cohen, Ben W. Ansell, Robert Henry Cox, and Jane Gingrich\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eSECTION I: THE SOCIAL INVESTMENT AGENDA: FROM IDEAS TO POLICY?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. \u003c\/strong\u003eHow Globalization and the European Union are Changing European Welfare States\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRobert Henry Cox\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChaper 2. \u003c\/strong\u003eFamily Policies, Education, and Female Labor Market Participation in Advanced Capitalist Democracies\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRobin Stryker, Scott R. Eliason, Eric Tranby, and William Hamilton\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. \u003c\/strong\u003eDouble Transformation: How to Adjust to Institutional Social Policy\u003cem\u003e?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJuho Saari\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Social Investment State: A New Trend in Social Expenditure or Merely a Popular Political Discourse?\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJorma Sipilä\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eSECTION II: INTEREST COALITIONS, IDEAS, AND SOCIAL REFORM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5. \u003c\/strong\u003eMultiple Market Prespcriptions: The Diverse Models of Health Care Reform in Sweden\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJane Gingrich\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. \u003c\/strong\u003eAustrian Social Policy Reform in the Era of Integration and Rising Populism\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eReinhard Heinisch\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7. \u003c\/strong\u003eOf Firms and Flexibility : The Dynamics of Collective Bargainning Reform in Spain and Portugal\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eSara Watson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eSECTION III: DIVERGING INSTITUTIONAL LEGACIES, IDEAS, AND SOCIAL REFORM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8. \u003c\/strong\u003eSocial Policy  Change \"Under the Radar Screen\": Health Care Reforms in Seven Small Countries\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eKieke G. H. Okma, Luca Crivelli, Toni Ashton, Iva Bolgani, Tsung-Me Cheng, David Chinitz, Meng-Kin Lim, Hans Maarse, Rachel Meislin, and Tim Tenbensel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9. \u003c\/strong\u003eHumboldt Humbled? The Germanic University System in Comparative Perspective\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eBen W. Ansell\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10. \u003c\/strong\u003eBeyond the Welfare State: Consumer Protection and Risk Perceptions in the European Union and Austria\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003ePaulette Kurzer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion: \u003c\/strong\u003eIdeas and Social Reform\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRobert Henry Cox\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tNotes on Contributors\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003cbr\u003e \t \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038907531607,"sku":"9780857452634","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/social-policy-in-the-smaller-european-union-states-9780857452634","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}