This book examines pressures for convergence and divergence in
contemporary societies focusing on the rapidly changing
relationship betwen work and welfare. The countries selected for
in-depth comparative analysis are Germany, Spain, Sweden and the
UK, each representative of different labour market and welfare
regimes. Beginning with an overview of those departmenst in the
post-second world war period which shed light on the different
social and institutional structures, economic directions and policy
orientations of the countries concerned, the book goes on to
explore changing patterns of work and employment in particular in
relation to labour market reforms, new forms of production and
women's participation in paid work. In its last section, it looks
at current issues of social policy in Europe, including gender and
poverty. Integrating material from sociological perspectives on
work and employment with comparative welfare analysis, feminist
critiques and recent debates on social exclusion, the book will be
of particular relevance and usefulness to students of European
Studies, Sociology and Social Policy.
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