European welfare states are currently under stress, and the social contracts that underpin them are being challenged. Welfare spending has arguably grown to limits in the 1990s in line with higher unemployment, and demographic change and the emergence of new patterns of family and working life are transforming the nature of needs. This book considers the implications of these challenges for European welfare states at the end of the 20th century.
Language
English
Pages
301
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Release
July 15, 1998
ISBN
0312211953
ISBN 13
9780312211950
The Future of European Welfare: A New Social Contract?
European welfare states are currently under stress, and the social contracts that underpin them are being challenged. Welfare spending has arguably grown to limits in the 1990s in line with higher unemployment, and demographic change and the emergence of new patterns of family and working life are transforming the nature of needs. This book considers the implications of these challenges for European welfare states at the end of the 20th century.