Social Vulnerability in European Cities - The Role of Local Welfare in Times of Crisis (Hardcover, New)

What has been the impact of the rise of new social risks and of the recent economic crisis on social cohesion of contemporary cities in Europe? Based on original research carried out in twenty cities in ten different countries, this book provides a new, extensive, empirically-based analysis of social and economic transformations driving the emergence of new social risks in European cities in the last two decades. What are the main factors and mechanisms contributing to the rise of social vulnerability in urban contexts? What are the material conditions and coping strategies adopted by vulnerable groups to deal with these risks? And, finally, what is the role played by local welfare systems in times of welfare retrenchment at the national level? The focus of the book is on urban contexts: it is in cities that most of the new social risks are concentrated and welfare policies face the most dramatic tensions in times of austerity.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Work and Welfare in Europe
Release date:	March 2014
First published:	2014
Editors:	C Ranci • T Brandsen • S Sabatinelli
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	306
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-34691-9
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Urban communities Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > Welfare & benefit systems
LSN:	1-137-34691-4
Barcode:	9781137346919

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