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Bent Greve, Professor in Social Science, Department of Social Sciences and Business, University of Roskilde, Denmark<i>‘Bent Greve’s highly accessible book helps the reader to gain a relatively broad view on a complex issue: what is the welfare state and how is it changing? It is a very interesting and useful read both for students and researchers approaching issues related to social protection for the first time, as well as for relatively expert scholars.’</i>
- Emmanuele Pavolini, University of Macerata, Italy,
<i>‘An innovative and up-to-date synthesis of the literature and an excellent introduction to welfare state research. This book challenges long-held views and discusses various measures to assess welfare state development. A must read for every student of comparative social policy.’</i>
- Martin Seeleib-Kaiser, Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany,
Providing expert analysis of the historical development of welfare states and the challenges and pressures experienced both regionally and globally, this book argues for a new division of welfare states and a system for balancing old and new social risk. The investigation of dilemmas and the analysis of developing welfare states are particularly illuminating and informative.
Greve provides a forward-thinking approach considering long-term stability and the challenges of inequality and poverty in different welfare regimes. He effectively combines new perspectives with attention to a strong public sector economy.
With insightful new analysis this book will be an invaluable read for researchers and students of social policy and welfare states.