The Welfare State in Post-Industrial Society A Global Perspective
In recent years, major social forces such as: aging populations, social trends, migration patterns, and the globalization of economies, have reshaped social welfare policies and practices across the globe. Multinational corporations, NGOs, and other inter
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The Welfare State in Post-Industrial Society A Global Perspective
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The Welfare State in Post-Industrial Society
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Jon (Joe) Hendricks
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Jason Powell School of Sociology & Social Policy University of Liverpool Bedford Street South, Liverpool Eleanor Rathbone Bldg. United Kingdom L69 7ZA [email protected]
Jon (Joe) Hendricks Oregon State University Corvallis OR 97331-2302 USA [email protected]
ISBN 978-1-4419-0065-4 e-ISBN 978-1-4419-0066-1 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-0066-1 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2009928458 # Springer ScienceþBusiness Media, LLC 2009 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer ScienceþBusiness Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer ScienceþBusiness Media (www.springer.com)
Contents
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Rethinking Social Welfare in a Post-industrial World
The Welfare State in Post-industrial Society: The Lay of the Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jon (Joe) Hendricks and Jason L. Powell
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Social Quality in Post-industrial Societies: The Growth of Migrant Remittances in International Social Welfare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yitzhak Berman and David Phillips
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Aging in Post-industrial Societies: Intergenerational Conflict and Solidarity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alex Dumas and Bryan S. Turner
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Social Welfare, Aging, and Globalization in a Post-industrial Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Phillipson
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In Search of a New Welfare State in Europe: An International Perspective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anton Hemerijck
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Gender, Marriage, and Family in Post-industrial Society: An International Perspective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Sheppard
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Health and Health Care in Post-industrial Society. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robin Gauld
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Post-industrial Society and Aging in a Global World: The Demographic Context of Social Welfare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason L. Powell and Cynthia Le
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