{"product_id":"9780745618111","title":"European Welfare Futures Towards a Theory of Retrenchment","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEuropean Welfare Futures\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTowards a Theory of Retrenchment\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGiuliano Bonoli | Vic George | Peter Taylor-Gooby\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ Public Policy \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eEuropean Welfare Futures\u003c\/i\u003e presents a clear and up-to-date analysis of developments in social policy in the main EU member states. It provides a systematic account of welfare retrenchment and assesses the competing explanations of this process. The authors provide convincing evidence for the view that an 'ever closer union' in social policy will require a much more difficult process than that which led to monetary union.  \u003cp\u003eThe book makes a major contribution to understanding how welfare policy in Europe will develop over the next few years. It offers an original and wide-ranging account of the forces affecting the direction of policy, and stresses the role of social and political institutions in explaining why countries differ.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEuropean Welfare Futures\u003c\/i\u003e will be essential reading for undergraduates, graduate students and scholars in social policy, sociology, political science, area studies and international relations courses. It will also be of great interest to policy-makers in the EU, especially in the areas of pensions, health, social care and unemployment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eGuiliano Bonoli\u003c\/b\u003e is at IDHEAP, Switzerland.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVic George\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Social Policy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Taylor-Gooby\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Social Policy, both at Darwin College, University of Kent, Canterbury.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 May 2000\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780745618111\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e200\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10.56\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310925181068,"sku":"9780745618111","price":37.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780745618111_11d7d6df-118b-477b-9cb1-4fb72b370686.jpg?v=1780106828","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780745618111","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}