The Welfare State East and West

ISBN-13: 9780195039566 / Angielski / Twarda / 1986 / 216 str.

Richard Rose; Rei Shiratori

Opis

A unique, comparative examination of the different ways in which modern democratic societies provide welfare today, these essays focus on the welfare strategies and experiences of the U.S., Japan, Great Britain, Scandinavia, Germany, and Israel. While the objectives of welfare are common to each society, each has its own ideas about the best way for the state, the market, and the household to contribute to the welfare mix. With the economies of many countries under pressure, the question of the proper balance between domestic welfare spending and defense spending is often at the center of the debate. The essays on Japan provide new and useful insights into how a state--not normally considered a "welfare state"--manages to provide a wide array of successful welfare services.

Recenzje

'the book is distinguished by the breadth of its perspective and the range of its material ... a useful and interesting book' Nicholas Barr, London School of Economics, Economica