An analysis of the welfare state from a political economy perspective that examines the effects of aging populations, migration, and globalization on industrial
The welfare state has been under attack for decades, but now more than ever there is a need for strong social protection systems—the best tools we have to com
The welfare state is one of Britain's crowning achievements. Or is it? In this seminal book, now studied in universities in Britain and elsewhere, James Barthol
This Very Short Introduction discusses the necessity of welfare states in modern capitalist societies. Situating social policy in an historical, sociological, a