Description
Book SynopsisThe welfare state has been under attack for decades, but now more than ever we need strong social programs to combat inequality, support social justice, and even improve economic performance. This book brings together distinguished contributors to examine global variations of social programs and make the case for a redesigned welfare state.
Trade ReviewA robust, empirically based defense of extensive, universalist social protection regimes against the neoliberal counterintellectual revolution. -- Howard A. Chernick, Hunter College
A most important volume at a time when the negative political consequences and resulting economic damage of a poorly functioning welfare state are so evidently apparent in several major countries. This book shows how the welfare state should be strengthened and adapted to address the mounting economic, social, and environmental challenges of today’s and, most crucially, tomorrow's world. -- François Bourguignon, Paris School of Economics, former Chief Economist of the World Bank
The welfare state is under attack in many countries, but as this volume shows with both moral and economic clarity, must be both defended and refashioned for the twenty-first century. Connecting theoretical research on market failure to cross-country evidence showing the welfare state’s promotion of growth and innovation, with specific sections on topics ranging from women’s inclusion in the labor force to retirement security,
The Welfare State Revisited is invaluable for experts and practitioners alike. -- Felicia Wong, president and CEO, Roosevelt Institute
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Table of ContentsAcronyms
Preface
Part I1. The Welfare State in the Twenty-First Century, by Joseph E. Stiglitz
2. Adapting Labor and Social Protection Systems to Twenty-First-Century Capitalism, by Sandra Polaski
3. The Welfare State in the Twenty-First Century: Latest Trends in Social Protection, by Isabel Ortiz
4. Supporting Equal Opportunities Through Laws and Policies: Global Progress and Persisting Challenges, by Jody Heymann and Aleta Sprague
5. The Sustainable Development Goals, Domestic Resource Mobilization, and the Poor, by Nora Lustig
6. Intra-Household Inequality and Overall Inequality, by Ravi Kanbur
7. Human Capital, Inequality, and Growth, by Torben M. Andersen
Part II8. The EU Welfare State: Past, Present, and Future, by Elva Bova and Ernst Stetter
9. Visible Costs and Hidden Gains, by Kalle Moene
10. Social Protection Systems in Latin America: Toward Universalism and Redistribution, by José Antonio Ocampo and Natalie Gómez-Arteaga
11. Social Protection in Latin America: Some Challenges for Reducing Inequality, by Ana Sojo
12. Do Competitive Markets of Individual Savings Accounts and Health Insurance Work as Part of the Welfare State?, by Andras Uthoff
13. Innovations in Protecting the Old: Mostly Social Insurance and Some Assets, by Teresa Ghilarducci
14. Universal Basic Income and the Welfare State, by Richard McGahey
15. Employment Guarantee in the Age of Precarity: The Case of India’s NREGA, by Amit Basole and Arjun Jayadev
Contributors
Index
