Privatization and the Welfare State. by Kamerman, Sheila B.

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The Welfare State in Canada : a Selected Bibliography, 1840 to 1978. by Moscovitch, Allan

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The delegated welfare state : medicare, markets, and the governance of social policy / by Morgan, Kimberly J., 1970-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Exploring the delegated welfare state -- Medicare and the delegated welfare state in the post-war era -- The rise of the market reform movement -- Crafting the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 -- Administering the delegated welfare state the cases of medicare and the Medicare Modernization Act -- The delegated welfare state and policy feedbacks -- Citizens, consumers, and the market model.…”
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Wealth and welfare states : is America a laggard or leader? / by Garfinkel, Irwin

Table of Contents: “…Why All Rich Nations Have Large Welfare States -- 3. The Size, Nature, and Universality of Welfare State Transfers -- 4. …”
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The White welfare state : the racialization of U.S. welfare policy / by Ward, Deborah E., 1967-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : history, race & building the American welfare state -- The political & social context of Mothers' Pensions : an era of racial & ethnic discrimination -- The Mothers' Pension movement : establishing boundaries of exclusion & inclusion -- Mothers' Pension legislation : exclusion by statute -- Administration of Mothers' Pension programs : de facto exclusion -- Mothers' Pensions, the New Deal & ADC : a racialized legacy -- Conclusion : building a white welfare state.…”
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Welfare states in transition : national adaptations in global economies /

Table of Contents: “…After the golden age? Welfare state dilemmas in a global economy / Gøsta Esping-Andersen -- The Scandinavian welfare states : achievements, crisis and prospects / John D. …”
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Gendering welfare states /

Table of Contents: “…Gender and welfare states : some theoretical reflections / J. Bussemaker, K. van Kersbergen -- Welfare state regimes, women's interests and the EC / A. …”
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Age in the welfare state : the origins of social spending on pensioners, workers, and children / by Lynch, Julia, 1970-

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Tables and Figures; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Measuring the Age of Welfare; 3 Age and the Welfare State; 4 Family Allowances; 5 Benefits for the Unemployed; 6 Old-Age Pensions; 7 Conclusion; References; Index.…”
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Is the welfare state justified? / by Shapiro, Daniel, 1954-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Justification in political philosophy -- Internal versus external arguments -- Clarifying the institutional alternatives -- Coming attractions -- Central perspectives in political philosophy -- Justice, equality, and fairness -- Basic rights, liberty and well-being -- Community and solidarity -- Public justification and epistemic accessibility -- Health insurance, part I -- The topic's importance -- The institutional alternatives -- Egalitarianism and NHI -- Risks and choices : egalitarian reasons for MHI -- Rationing, visibility, and egalitarian outcomes : why market allocation is better -- Why the priority view agrees with the egalitarian support of MHI -- Health insurance, part II -- Basic rights and the right to health care -- The content of the right -- The grounds of the right to health care -- Health care and communitarianism -- Public justification, information, and rationing -- Conclusion : the reasons for MHI's superiority -- Old-age or retirement pensions -- The institutional alternatives -- Egalitarianism, fairness, and retirement pensions -- Positive rights and security -- Community, solidarity, and pension systems -- Public justification, epistemic accessibility, and the superiority of private pension -- Conclusion -- Welfare or means-tested benefits, part I -- Introduction -- Different kinds of state welfare -- Nongovernmental aid -- Egalitarianism and welfare-state redistribution -- Why prioritarianism agrees with egalitarianism about welfare policy -- Will private charity be enough? …”
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Women and the welfare state / by Wilson, Elizabeth

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Contradictions of the welfare state / by Offe, Claus

Table of Contents: “…Chapter Title Page -- chapter Copyright Page -- chapter Original Title Page -- chapter Original Copyright Page -- chapter Contents -- chapter List of figures -- chapter Acknowledgements -- chapter Editor's preface -- chapter Foreword -- chapter Introduction -- chapter 1 'Crises of crisis management': elements of a political crisis theory -- chapter 2 'Ungovemability': the renaissance of conservative theories of crisis -- chapter 3 Social policy and the theory of the state -- chapter 4 Theses on the theory of the state -- chapter 5 Legitimacy versus efficiency -- chapter 6 Some contradictions of the modem welfare state -- chapter 7 The separation of form and content in liberal democracy -- chapter 8 Competitive party democracy and the Keynesian welfare state -- chapter 9 Political culture and Social Democratic administration -- chapter 10 Alternative strategies in consumer policy -- chapter 11 European socialism and the role of the state -- chapter 12 Reflections on the welfare state and the future of socialism. …”
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The end of the welfare state? : responses to state retrenchment /

Table of Contents: “…Changing labour markets, new social divisions and welfare state support : Denmark in the 1990s / Jørgen Goul Andersen -- 3. …”
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Federalism and the welfare state : new world and European experiences /

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Preface; Note on illustrations; 1 Introduction: Federalism and the welfare state; Federalism and social policy; Varieties of federalism; Varieties of welfare states; How federalism affects the welfare state: theoretical approaches; The book at a glance; 2 Australia: Federal constraints and institutional innovations; 3 Canada: Nation-building in a federal welfare state; 4 The United States: Federalism and its counter-factuals; 5 Austria: Strong parties in a weak federal polity.…”
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Rethinking the welfare state : the prospects for government by voucher / by Daniels, Ronald J. 1959-

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The decline of the welfare state : demography and globalization / by Razin, Assaf

Table of Contents: “…Overview -- Aging, migration, and the widening wage gap -- Migration and the welfare state -- Balanced-budget rules and the downscaling of the welfare state -- The capital-tax-financed welfare state -- Aging and the welfare state : empirical evidence -- Capital taxation : the shadow of international tax competition -- The downward convergence of capital taxation across countries : evidence from the European Union.…”
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Democracy and the welfare state : the two Wests in the age of austerity /

Table of Contents: “…Historians interpret the welfare state, 1975-1995 / Maurizio Vaudagna -- Reconciling European integration and the national welfare state : a neo-Weberian perspective / Maurizio Ferrera -- Democracy after the welfare state : an interview / Ira Katznelson -- Privatization and self-responsibility : patterns of welfare state development in Europe and the United States since the 1990s / Christian Lammert -- Paradise lost? …”
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The welfare state in transition : reforming the Swedish model /

Table of Contents: “…The Welfare State in Transition: Reforming the Swedish Model; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. …”
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Sweden's welfare state : can the bumblebee keep flying? / by Thakur, Subhash Madhav, 1946-, Keen, Michael, Horváth, Balázs, Cerra, Valerie

Table of Contents: “…Main Elements of the Swedish Welfare State -- The Swedish Growth Experience -- Growth, Government, and the Welfare State -- Labor Market Interventions -- Investment and Savings -- Redistribution -- Pressures on the Welfare State -- Achievements, Lessons, and the Way Ahead.…”
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Modernising the welfare state : the Blair legacy /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : modernising the welfare state / Martin Powell -- The NHS after 10 years of New Labour / Calum Paton -- Housing policy : coming in out of the cold? …”
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The Hidden Welfare State : Tax Expenditures and Social Policy in the United States. by Howard, Christopher

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