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Choice - challenges and perspectives for the European welfare states
— special issue | | Author(s) | Bent Greve |
| Journal title | Social Policy & Administration, vol 43, no 6, December 2009 |
| Pages | pp 539-679 |
| Source | http://www.interscience.wiley.com/journals |
| Keywords | Social welfare ; Sexual equality ; Social policy ; Europe ; France ; Italy ; England. |
| Annotation | The editorial and articles in this special issue of Social Policy & Administration discuss recent changes in free choice as it affects European welfare states. First, Bent Greve asks whether choice in welfare states can be equitable. Julian Le Grand is associated with the promotion of "choice", quasi markets and the Third Way in UK politics; Ian Greener and Martin Powell evaluate changes in Le Grand's views on welfare services. Florian Blank provides an overview of choice in the German welfare system, while Melanie Eichler and Birgit Pfau-Effinger ask why despite more choice in care for older people in that country, that the majority are looked after by family members. Paulo R Graziano asks whether recent reforms in the Italian welfare system have increased real choice for citizens: opting for a lower pension implies inequalities in the welfare state. Kirstein Rummery analyses the impact of choice, particularly for people with disabilities, when moving towards cash-for-care schemes. Her article includes comparisons between the UK, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Austria and the US. The risk for individuals in opting out of previously mandatory programmes is analysed by Menno Fenger in relation to welfare policies in the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and the UK. Lastly, Steven Saxonberg considers how the promotion of gender equality might have an impact on choice in families. While choice can have positive empowerment elements for users, the risks - particularly of market failure - imply inequality and that choice is not possible for everyone. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100929016 A |
| Classmark | TY: TM8: TM2: 74: 765: 76V: 82 |
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