a ~Enabling Social Europea (TM) examines how the paradigm of the a
~enabling welfare statea (TM) might offer a new perspective for
European social policy in the decades to come. The a ~enablinga
(TM) concept is perceived as going beyond that of mere a
~activationa (TM), thus also embracing policies aimed at increasing
personal autonomy, individual responsibility and social inclusion
by endowing individuals with the resources and capabilities needed
to manage and balance their life courses in a better way.
The study is distinguished by a unique collaboration of social
and economic policy experts coming from a wide range of
disciplines: economics, law, sociology, political science, and
philosophy. The authors seek to shed new light on whether European
social policy ought to play a role in the future and, if so, what
sort of role that could be. They convincingly argue that despite an
implicit normative consensus on the a ~European social modela (TM),
there is still room for a multifaceted world in which welfare
regimes can maintain their own path-dependent ways of achieving a
fair and just society with a high level of welfare for all.
The empirical part of the book contains an appraisal of policies
and reforms with a view to the a ~enabling welfare statea (TM)
approach in four important policy areas: health care, old-age
security, family policy, and poverty prevention. Within each
sector, the authors compare the policies and practices of two
countries attributable to different regime types: Germany and the
United Kingdom, Poland and Germany, Finland and Estonia, and
Belgium and Denmark.
This book is highly recommendable not only for scholars and
policymakers active in thisfield, but also for students of welfare
and labour economics, sociology, social policy, political science
and law.
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