The Welfare State in Post-Industrial Society A Global Perspective /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Hendricks, Jon (Συγγραφέας), Powell, Jason (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
• Θέματα: Social sciences.; Culture > Study and teaching.; Political science.; Economics.; Sociology.; Emigration and immigration.; Social Sciences.; Sociology, general.; Economic Systems.; Regional and Cultural Studies.; Political Science.; Migration.

In recent years, major social forces such as: aging populations, social trends, migration patterns, and the globalization of economies, have reshaped social welfare policies and practices across the globe. Multinational corporations, NGOs, and other international organizations have begun to influenc...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• I: Rethinking Social Welfare in a Post-Industrial World
• The Welfare State in Post-industrial Society: The Lay of the Land
• Social Quality in Post-industrial Societies: The Growth of Migrant Remittances in International Social Welfare
• Aging in Post-industrial Societies: Intergenerational Conflict and Solidarity
• Social Welfare, Aging, and Globalization in a Post-industrial Society
• In Search of a New Welfare State in Europe: An International Perspective
• Gender, Marriage, and Family in Post-industrial Society: An International Perspective
• Health and Health Care in Post-industrial Society
• Post-industrial Society and Aging in a Global World: The Demographic Context of Social Welfare
• On the Road to Welfare Markets: Institutional, Organizational, and Cultural Dynamics of a New European Welfare State Settlement
• II: Social Welfare in Post-Industrial Societies: International Comparisons
• A Nordic Welfare State in Post-industrial Society
• Citizenship and Education in Post-industrial Societies
• England and Wales: The Criminal Justice System in ‘Post-industrial Society’
• Canada: New Ideology and Social Assistance in Post-industrial Society
• United States: Social Welfare Policy and Privatization in Post-industrial Society
• Australia: Contemporary Issues and Debates on the Social Welfare System
• South Africa and Post-industrialism: Developmental Social Welfare – A Policy Framework for Social Services with Children
• Privatization Trends in Welfare Services and Their Impact upon Israel as a Welfare State
• South Korea: Balancing Social Welfare in Post-industrial Society.