Rethinking Welfare and the Welfare State

Rethinking Research and Theory series

Bent Greve, Professor in Social Science, Department of Social Sciences and Business, University of Roskilde, Denmark

弯曲Greve批判性认为这nking on the core elements of welfare states, how they should be ranked and how to recognise indicators of their direction of movement. Providing expert analysis of the historical development of welfare states and the challenges and pressures experienced both regionally and globally, this book argues for a new division of welfare states and a system for balancing old and new social risk.

‘Bent Greve’s highly accessible book helps the reader to gain a relatively broad view on a complex issue: what is the welfare state and how is it changing? It is a very interesting and useful read both for students and researchers approaching issues related to social protection for the first time, as well as for relatively expert scholars.’
– Emmanuele Pavolini, University of Macerata, Italy

‘An innovative and up-to-date synthesis of the literature and an excellent introduction to welfare state research. This book challenges long-held views and discusses various measures to assess welfare state development. A must read for every student of comparative social policy.’
– Martin Seeleib-Kaiser, Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany