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BL
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1044547
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b798917
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| Main Entry
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Ellison, Nicholas,1952-
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The transformation of welfare states? /\ Nick Ellison.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;New York :: Routledge,, 2006.
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1 online resource (xi, 223 pages)
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| ISBN
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0203099494
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: 0415142504
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: 113476569X
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: 9780203099490
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: 9780415142502
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: 9781134765690
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0415142512
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9780415142519
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-223) and index.
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| Contents
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'Globalization', institutions and welfare regimes -- The challenge of globalization -- Globalization and welfare regime change -- Towards workfare? : changing labour market policies -- Labour market policies in social democratic and continental regimes -- Population ageing, GEPs and changing pensions systems -- Pensions policies in continental and social regimes -- Conclusion : welfare regimes in a liberalizing world.
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| Abstract
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This accessible work provides a 'political sociology' of welfare states in industrial societies, with both historical and contemporary perspectives. Ellison focuses on the social and political underpinnings of a number of welfare regimes and looks at the transformations they have undergone and the challenges they face. This book assesses current debates about the role of 'globalization' in welfare state change, paying particular attention to contemporary views about the capacity of embedded institutional structures to limit the effects of global economic pressures. Ellison assesses the changing.
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Globalization-- Social aspects.
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Public welfare.
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Social policy.
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Welfare state.
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Globalization-- Social aspects.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Social Services Welfare.
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Public welfare.
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Social policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Human Services.
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Welfare state.
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| Dewey Classification
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361.6/5
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HV31.E553 2006eb
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71.80bcl
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71.80.bcl
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