Converging worlds of welfare? : British and German social policy in the 21st century /
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| Imprint: | Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011. |
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| Description: | xvii, 337 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Creating sustainable growth in Europe series Creating sustainable growth in Europe series. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8439439 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Notes on Contributors
- 1. Introduction
- Part I. Welfare Values
- 2. Differing notions of social welfare? Britain and Germany compared
- 3. Fairness and social provision: qualitative evidence from Germany and the UK
- 4. Challenges of ethnic diversity: results from a qualitative study
- Part II. Welfare Policies
- II.A. Supporting Families
- 5. Family policy: striving for sustainability
- 6. Increasing returns: the new economy of family policy in Britain and Germany
- 7. Family-friendly working time policy in Germany and the United Kingdom
- 8. Cross-national perspectives on firm-level family policies: Britain, Germany, and the US compared
- II.B. Supporting Pensioners
- 9. Towards German liberalism and British social democracy: the evolution of two public occupational pension regimes from 1945 to 2009
- 10. The impact of the new public and private pension settlements in Britain and Germany on citizens' income in old age
- 11. Can personal pensions bridge the savings gap? Regulation and performance of personal pensions in Great Britain and Germany
- II.C. Employment and Unemployment
- 12. Higher education and graduate employment: the importance of occupational specificity in Germany and Britain
- 13. From unemployment programmes to 'work first': is German labour market policy becoming British?
- 14. Conclusion: parallel paths, great similarities, remaining differences
- References
- Index
