Why We Need a New Welfare State

by Gøsta Esping-Andersen, John Myers, Duncan Gallie

Leading scholars in the field examine the highly topical issue of the future the welfare state in Europe. They argue that welfare states need to adjust and examine which kind of welfare architecture will further Europe's stated goal of maximum social inclusion and justice. This volume concentrates on four principle social domains; the aged and transition to retirement; the welfare issues related to profound changes in working life; the risks and needs that arise in households and, especially, in child families; and the challenges of creating gender equality.

Genres: Politics

244 pages, Paperback

First published August 22, 2002

Reviews

[Yousseif Abdellatif · Rating 4 out of 5]

Look, Why We Need a New Welfare State is a weird little book, and I mean that with love. Gøsta Esping-Andersen takes a totally ordinary setup, a guy, a dead-end job, a haunted vending machine, and runs wild with it, especially in the scene where the machine starts giving advice that's frighteningly good. The ending fizzles, like the author ran out of steam. For readers who like their stories sideways. Pass if you need things to make sense.

[Niadra · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best social policy book ever

[Hamilton Carvalho · Rating 4 out of 5]

A somewhat outdated but useful overview of the challenges faced by modern welfare states.