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.
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
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Other authors / contributors:Clasen, Jochen.
ISBN:9780199584499 (hbk. : alk. paper)
0199584494 (hbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-333) and index.
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