| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 244 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Routledge/ESA studies in European society ; [3] |
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Routledge/European Sociological Association studies in European societies ; 3
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| Contents |
1. 'Hollowing out' versus the new interventionism : public attitudes and welfare futures / Peter Taylor-Gooby -- 2. Changing labour markets, new social divisions and welfare state support : Denmark in the 1990s / Jørgen Goul Andersen -- 3. The middle class and welfare state retrenchment : attitudes to Swedish welfare policies / Stefan Svallfors -- 4. Who wants to preserve the 'Scandinavian service state'? : attitudes to welfare services among citizens and local government elites in Finland, 1992-6 / Helena Blomberg and Christian Kroll -- 5. Welfare state opinions among citizens, MP-candidates and elites : evidence from Finland / Pauli Forma -- 6. Progressive taxation farewell? : attitudes to income redistribution and taxation in Sweden, Great Britain and the United States / Jonas Edlund -- 7. Within and without : labour force status and political views in four welfare states / George Matheson and Michael Wearing -- 8. Need, citizenship and merit : public opinion on pension policy in Australia, Finland and Poland / Pauli Forma and Olli Kangas -- 9. Egalitarianism, perception of conflicts and support for transformation in Poland / Krzysztof Zagórski -- 10. And what if the state fades away? : the civilising process and the state / Zsuzsa Ferge |
| Summary |
Using the findings from up-to-date attitude surveys in Europe East and West, the US and Australasia, this book shows that, contrary to the claims of experts and policy-makers, the welfare state is still highly popular amongst citizens |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Also available online |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Public welfare -- Public opinion.
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Welfare state -- Public opinion.
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| Author |
Svallfors, Stefan, editor
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Taylor-Gooby, Peter, editor
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ebrary, Inc.
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| LC no. |
98051386 |
| ISBN |
0203022955 electronic bk. Adobe Reader |
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0203159411 electronic bk |
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6610333599 |
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9780203022955 electronic bk. Adobe Reader |
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9780203159415 electronic bk |
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9786610333592 |
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Cloth |
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Cloth |
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