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The transformation of welfare states? /
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2006.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 223 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-223) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203099494 9780203099490 0415142504 9780415142502 113476569X 9781134765690 9781134765706 1134765703 1280400188 9781280400186 9786610400188 6610400180 9781134765652 1134765657 |
| Acceso: | Open Access |