Welfare and the Welfare State : Central Issues Now and in the Future (Paperback, 2 ed)

Part 1: Central Concepts 1. Introduction 2. What Is Welfare? Some Basic Concepts 3. Welfare States and Welfare Regimes Part 2: State, Market and Civil Society 4. The State 5. Financing the Public Sector 6. The Role of the Market 7. The Labour Market: Employment and Unemployment 8. Civil Society Part 3: Equality and Specific Groups Position in the Welfare States 9. Poverty, Equality and Inequality 10. Different Groups’ Position in Welfare States Part 4: Core Social Policy Areas 11. Health Care 12. Long-Term Care 13. Pensions ? Important in Old Age Part 5: New Ways and International Perspectives 14. New Ways of Steering the Welfare State 15. The Role of the EU and Other International Organizations in the Development of Welfare States 16. Is There a Future for the Welfare State?