Welfare States in Transition: National Adaptations in Global EconomiesG©ısta Esping-Andersen SAGE Publications, 23 août 1996 - 276 pages This wide-ranging comparative analysis of contemporary and future changes in welfare states looks at the different trajectories of the welfare states of Europe, North America, the Antipodes, and the emerging scenarios in Latin America, East Asia and Central and Eastern Europe. Leading experts on each of these regions examine the current structures of social protection, consider the causes of the current welfare state crisis and highlight evolving trends for welfare policy. Different welfare states are shown to manifest different forms of crisis. Among the symptoms of crisis, Welfare States in Transition suggests that the effect of popluation ageing is exaggerated, and an at least equally fundamental challenge lies in |
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... workers ; it also means that the marginal cost of part - time workers tends to be prohibitively high , thus additionally disfavouring female employment . And , high labour costs with rigidity in the context of mass unemployment mean ...
... workers ; it also means that the marginal cost of part - time workers tends to be prohibitively high , thus additionally disfavouring female employment . And , high labour costs with rigidity in the context of mass unemployment mean ...
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... workers , or workers with redundant skills , who are eased out of the labour market . A hallmark of the modern economy is that demand for unskilled workers is in rapid decline . One response would be to allow their wages to decline ...
... workers , or workers with redundant skills , who are eased out of the labour market . A hallmark of the modern economy is that demand for unskilled workers is in rapid decline . One response would be to allow their wages to decline ...
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... worker had a residence permit or in which enterprise managements could obtain residence permits for potential workers - workers could shift from job to job quite easily because there was an inherent tendency for enterprises to ...
... worker had a residence permit or in which enterprise managements could obtain residence permits for potential workers - workers could shift from job to job quite easily because there was an inherent tendency for enterprises to ...
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DECLINE OR RENEWAL IN | 32 |
the Impasse of Labour | 66 |
NeedsBased Strategies of Social Protection in Australia | 88 |
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