The Times They Are Changing? Crisis and the Welfare State presents a series of readings from international policy researchers that examine the effects of the recent financial crisis on welfare states around the world.

• Provides comprehensive and in depth coverage of changes in welfare states as a result of the financial crisis
• Reveals how the financial crisis is changing our perception of the welfare states
• Features contributions from policy researchers and academics from around the world

Bent Greve is Professor in Social Science with an emphasis on Welfare State Analysis at Roskilde University, Denmark. He is the regional and special issues editor of the journal Social Policy & Administration and has published extensively on social and labour market policy, social security, tax expenditures, public sector expenditures and financing of the welfare state.