The culture of the welfare state : historical and theoretical arguments / Wim van Oorschot, Michael Opielka and Birgit Pfau-Effinger -- Liberalism, citizenship and the welfare state / Julia S. O'Connor and Gillian Robinson -- Social democratic values in the European welfare states / Steinar Stejernø -- Conservatism and the welfare state : intervening to preserve / Kees van Kersbergen and Monique Kremer -- Christian foundations of the welfare state : strong cultural values in comparative perspective / Michael Opielka -- European and American welfare values : case studies in cash benefits reform / Robert Walker -- Is there a specific East-Central European welfare culture? / Zsuzsa Ferge -- Welfare policy reforms in Japan and Korea : cultural and institutional factors / Ito Peng -- Cultural change and path departure : the example of family policies in conservative welfare states / Birgit Pfau-Effinger -- Cultures of activation : the shifting relationship between income maintenance and employment promotion in the Nordic context / Bjørn Hvinden -- Unsettled attachments : national identity, citizenship and welfare / John Clarke and Janet Fink -- European scope-of-government beliefs : the impact of individual, regional and national characteristics / John Gelissen -- Popular deservingness perceptions and conditionality of solidarity in Europe / Wim van Oorschot -- The values of work and care among women in modern societies / Detlev Lück and Dirk Hofäcker.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Provides comparative studies in the interplay between cultural factors and welfare policies. This book examines the relationships between cultural change and welfare restructuring, taking empirical evidence from policy reforms in contemporary Europe, and also the popular legitimacy of welfare.
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Title
Culture and welfare state.
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1845423895
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Welfare state-- Europe.
Welfare state, Cross-cultural studies.
Internationaler Vergleich
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Social Services & Welfare.