The Future of Social Policy

This book analyses trends and data relating to issues affecting social policy in mature welfare states in Europe, and use these elements to further our understanding of, and ability to try to say something about, the future of social policy, its direction and content.

Autorentext

Bent Greve, Roskilde University, Denmark, is one of Europe's more prominent social policy experts.

Inhalt

1.What is it all about? 2.Once again the demographic pressure. 3.The welfare mix - change and development. 4.Ideologies and the welfare states. 5. Legitimacy of social policy. 6.Inequality and social policy. 7.Is the welfare state affordable - and how can it be financed? 8.Technology and social policy. 9.Core elements of the future of social policy. 10.Future of social policy and quality of life