"A thoughtful assessment of socioeconomic needs and influences,
observing the necessity for benefits as well as the lessons of
experience offered by various nations"--Library Bookwatch Over the
last two decades, aging populations, changing family structures,
market forces of globalization, strains of immigration, and
political and ideological realignments have joined to create
powerful pressures that are reshaping the design and philosophy of
social welfare policies. Changing Patterns of Social Protection
analyzes emerging patterns of social welfare and the implications
of these trends for the future of social protection to vulnerable
groups in France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, New Zealand,
Sweden, United Kingdom, and the United States. Examining central
policy trends in these countries, contributors explore current
reforms of mainline programs: old age pensions, disability and
unemployment insurance, family assistance, health care, and social
services. The findings highlight how modern dynamics of social
protection are manifest through reforms that include diverse social
and economic incentives, changing benefit structures, a wide range
of work-oriented measures, the resurgence of private activity, and
current approaches to targeting benefits. Assessments of the
socioeconomic influences that have precipitated these reforms
reveal a broad range of common factors as well as country-specific
influences such as the clientelistic approach to welfare in Italy,
the complexities of reunification in Germany, and the "Dutch
disease" of explosive claims for disability benefits. Changing
Patterns of Social Protection offers insights into the issues
raised by these policy reforms and their possible effects. By
clarifying alternative policy designs this work affords a fresh
perspective on how to think about the changing structure and
function of social welfare arrangements in modern society. Neil
Gilbert is Chernin Professor of Social Services and Social Welfare
at the University of California, Berkeley, and director of the
Center for Comparative Study of Family Welfare and Poverty
Research. His numerous publications include twenty-five books and
100 articles that have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, The
Public Interest, Society, Commentary, and leading academic
journals. Rebecca A. Van Voorhis is assistant professor in the
Department of Sociology and Social Services at the California State
University, Hayward. Her publications include Activating the
Unemployed and articles in Sociology and Social Welfare, European
Journal of Social Work, and Children and Youth Services Review.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
