Welfare and the welfare state: central issues now and in the future
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; Foreword; PART I: Central concepts; 1. Introduction; 1.1 What are the central issues?; 1.2 Overview of the book; References; 2. What is welfare? Some basic concepts; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 What is welfare?; 2.3 Some basic principles, concepts and policies; 2.4 State, market and civil society; 2.5 Quality of life -- new ways of measuring well-being; 2.6 Balancing perspectives of equity and efficiency; 2.7 Summing up; Notes; References; 3. Welfare states and welfare regimes