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" Developments in Swedish social policy : "
Arthur Gould.
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BL
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558179
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b386959
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Arthur Gould
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Developments in Swedish social policy : : resisting Dionysus\ Arthur Gould.
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Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave,, 2001.
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(xv, 225 pages)
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0230288278
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: 9780230288270
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List of Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Glossary -- Postmodern World ... -- ... Modern Society -- The 'People's Home' -- Political and Economic Change -- Social Insecurity: Benefits and Services -- Grey Policies: Caring for the Elderly -- The State of Women -- Responses to Unemployment -- The Restrictive Line: Alcohol and Drugs -- Apollo versus Dionysus -- Bibliography -- Index.
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For many decades, Sweden was seen as a model welfare state. Only with the onset of economic problems in the 1990s have successive governments felt compelled to curb social spending and abandon the goal of full employment. This book is about the changes introduced and the political, institutional and cultural resistance they encountered. Detailed accounts of changes to welfare services and benefits are includedFor many decades, Sweden was seen as a model welfare state. Only with the onset of economic problems in the 1990s have successive governments felt compelled to curb social spending and abandon the goal of full employment. This book is about the changes introduced and the political, institutional and cultural resistance they encountered. Detailed accounts of changes to welfare services and benefits are includedFor many decades, Sweden was seen as a model welfare state. Only with the onset of economic problems in the 1990s have successive governments felt compelled to curb social spending and abandon the goal of full employment. This book is about the changes introduced and the political, institutional and cultural resistance they encountered. Detailed accounts of changes to welfare services and benefits are included",,,,,"For many decades, Sweden was seen as a model welfare state. Detailed accounts of changes to welfare services and benefits are included alongside specialist chapters devoted to areas where SwedenFor many decades, Sweden was seen as a model welfare state. Detailed accounts of changes to welfare services and benefits are included alongside specialist chapters devoted to areas where Swedenitself has claimed to be something of a leader - the care of the elderly, gender equality, employment issues and substance.For many decades, Sweden was seen as a model welfare state. Detailed accounts of changes to welfare services and benefits are included alongside specialist chapters devoted to areas where SwedenFor many decades, Sweden was seen as a model welfare state. Detailed accounts of changes to welfare services and benefits are included alongside specialist chapters devoted to areas where Swedenitself has claimed to be something of a leader - the care of the elderly, gender equality, employment issues and substance.For many decades, Sweden was seen as a model welfare state. Detailed accounts of changes to welfare services and benefits are included alongside specialist chapters devoted to areas where SwedenFor many decades, Sweden was seen as a model welfare state. Detailed accounts of changes to welfare services and benefits are included alongside specialist chapters devoted to areas where Swedenitself has claimed to be something of a leader - the care of the elderly, gender equality, employment issues and substance.Read less
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Electronic books
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Palgrave Connect (Online service)
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