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864974
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Attitudes, aspirations and welfare : : social policy directions in uncertain times /\ edited by Peter Taylor-Gooby and Benjamin Leruth.
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Cham, Switzerland :: Palgrave Macmillan,, [2018]
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1 online resource
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3319757830
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: 9783319757834
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9783319757827
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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Intro; Acknowledgements; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Acronyms; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1: New Challenges for the Welfare State and New Ways to Study Them; Challenges to the Welfare State in Europe: Population Ageing, Austerity and the New Populism; Findings from Recent Attitude Research; Democratic Forums; Our Findings: The Future of Welfare; Conclusions: Welfare Going Forward; References; 2: Individualism and Neo-Liberalism; Individualism and Neo-Liberalism; Recent Policy Developments; Public Attitudes; The Democratic Forums; Norway; Denmark; Germany; Slovenia; UK; Discussion
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ConclusionsReferences; 3: European Welfare Nationalism: A Democratic Forum Study in Five Countries; Introduction; Theories About the Micro-Level Rationales of Welfare Nationalism; Empirical Findings from Survey Methodology; The Democratic Forums, Case Selection and Initial Attitudes; The Rationales of Welfare Nationalism; United Kingdom; Germany; Denmark; Norway; Slovenia; Policy Proposals and Attitude Consensus; Conclusions; References; 4: Attitudes to Inequalities: Citizen Deliberation About the (Re- )Distribution of Income and Wealth in Four Welfare State Regimes; Introduction
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IntroductionThe Division of Responsibility in the Provision of Care; Care Regimes and Defamilialism; Support for Public Care Provision; The Democratic Forum Research; Who Should Be Responsible for Childcare?; Economic Versus Social Arguments for Childcare; Who Should Be Responsible for Elderly Care?; Between Economic and Social Arguments; Discussion and Conclusion; References; 7: Healthcare Futures: Visions of Solidarity and the Sustainability of European Healthcare Systems; Introduction; Healthcare Solidarity and Deservingness; Empirical Analysis of the Democratic Forum Material
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Linking Inequality and Welfare Regimes to Citizens' AttitudesThe Cases in Context: Economic Inequalities and Public Opinion; Citizen Deliberation About Inequalities in Four Welfare State Regimes; Denmark: Support for Rising Income Differentials and Criticism of Progressive Taxation in a Universal Welfare State; Germany: Criticisms of Social Inequalities Abound, but Also Scepticism Towards Government Intervention; Slovenia: Perceptions of Income Polarisation and Crony Capitalism Trigger Demand for Redistribution
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UK: The Main Divide Is Seen to Lie Between (Hard- )Working People and (Lazy) Welfare RecipientsComparative Discussion: How Welfare Regimes Shape Inequality Attitudes; References; 5: Intergenerational Solidarity and the Sustainability of State Welfare; Introduction; Age and Generations in Modern Welfare States; Citizens' Views on the Future of Age-Related State Welfare; Denmark; Norway; Germany; Slovenia; United Kingdom; The Future(s) of the Intergenerational Contract: New Boundaries Between Collective and Private Solidarity; References; 6: The Provision of Care: Whose Responsibility and Why?
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This edited collection uses democratic forums to study what people want from the welfare state in five European countries. The forum method yields new insights into how people frame social issues, their priorities and acceptable solutions. This is the first time democratic forums have been used as a research tool in this field. The contributors' research show that most people recognize growing inequality, population ageing, paying for health care and pensions, social care and immigration as areas where the welfare state faces real challenges. The most striking findings are the high level of support across all countries for social investment, and the way justifications for this vary between welfare state regimes. The authors also explore key areas such as immigration and intergenerational differences. Attitudes, Aspirations and Welfare will be of interest to students and scholars across a range of disciplines including politics, social policy and sociology, as well as policy-makers.--
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Welfare state-- Europe.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Social Services Welfare.
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Social conditions.
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Social policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Human Services.
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Welfare state.
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Europe, Social conditions.
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Europe, Social policy.
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Europe.
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| Dewey Classification
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361.6/5094
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HN373.5
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Leruth, Benjamin
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Taylor-Gooby, Peter
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