The welfare state in post-industrial society : a global perspective
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The welfare state in post-industrial society : a global perspective
Springer, c2009
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In recent years, major social forces such as: ageing 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 influence social policy at a national and local level. Among the many ramifications of these changes is that globalizing influences may hinder the ability of individual nation-states to effect policies that are beneficial to them on a local level. With contributions from thirteen countries worldwide, this collected work represents the first major comparative analysis on the effect of globalization on the international welfare state.
The Welfare State in Post-Industrial Society is divided into two major sections: the first draws from a number of leading social welfare researchers from diverse countries who point to the nation-state as case studies; highlighting how it goes about establishing and revising social welfare provisions. The second portion of the volume then moves to a more global perspective in its analysis and questioning of the impact of globalization on citizenship, ageing and marketization.
The Welfare State in Post-Industrial Society seeks to encourage debate about the implications of the most pressing social welfare issues in nation-states, and integrate analyses of policy and practice in particular countries struggling to provide social welfare support for their needy populations.
Table of Contents
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.
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