At a time when the future of the welfare state is the object of heated debate in many European countries, this edited collection explores the relationship between this institution and social rights. Structured around the themes of the politics of social rights, the relationship between social rights and questions of equality and social exclusion/inclusion, and the increasing impact of market imperatives on social rights, the book explore the effect of transformations in the welfare state upon social rights and their underlying rationalities and logics. Written by a group of international...