Welfare State East and West (Hardcover)

A unique, comparative examination of the different ways in which modern democratic societies provide welfare today, these essays focus on the welfare strategies and experiences of the U.S., Japan, Great Britain, Scandinavia, Germany, and Israel. While the objectives of welfare are common to each society, each has its own ideas about the best way for the state, the market, and the household to contribute to the welfare mix. With the economies of many countries under pressure, the question of the proper balance between domestic welfare spending and defense spending is often at the center of the debate. The essays on Japan provide new and useful insights into how a state--not normally considered a "welfare state"--manages to provide a wide array of successful welfare services.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2001
First published:	December 1986
Editors:	Richard Rose (Director, Centre for the Study of Public Policy) • Rei Shiratori (Director of the Institute for Political Studies in Japan, and Professor of Political Science)
Dimensions:	237 x 158 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	220
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-503956-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-503956-4
Barcode:	9780195039566

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