{"product_id":"choice-challenges-and-perspectives-for-the-european-welfare-states-paperback-softback-9781444333312","title":"Choice; Challenges and Perspectives for the European Welfare States (Paperback \/ softback) 9781444333312","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eChoice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eChallenges and Perspectives for the European Welfare States\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBent Greve (Edited by), B Greve (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781444333312, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 21 May 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e152 pages\u003cbr\u003e23 x 15.3 x 1 cm, 0.227 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book analyzes the impact of choice on welfare states in Europe and asks whether the shift towards more choice will ultimately benefit the users and providers of the welfare state, and have a positive impact on society as a whole.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the recent focus on choice in many welfare states, which has created a more market-orientated approach, changed users to consumers, and increased emphasis on private providers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the impact of these recent reforms on equality, not only from an economic perspective, but also in relation to gender, education, age, and access to services\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on examples from different European countries and sectors of the welfare state, including the UK, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, and the Czech Republic\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInformed by theoretical and empirical approaches, and uses a variety of methodologies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eEditorial Introduction (\u003ci\u003eBent Greve, University of Roskilde, Denmark).\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1. Can Choice in Welfare States Be Equitable? (\u003ci\u003eBent Greve, University of Roskilde, Denmark).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Other Le Grand? Evaluating the ‘Other Invisible Hand’in Welfare Services in England (\u003ci\u003eIan Greener, University of Durham, UK and Martin Powell, University of Birmingham, UK).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Exit, Voice and Quality in the English Education Sector (\u003ci\u003eDeborah Wilson, University of Bristol, UK).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. When ‘Choice’ and ‘Choice’ Are not the Same: Institutional Frameworks of Choice in the German Welfare System (\u003ci\u003eFlorian Blank, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Choosing Welfare or Losing Social Citizenship? Citizens’ Free Choice in Recent Italian Welfare State Reforms (\u003ci\u003ePaolo R. Graziano, Bocconi University, Milan, Italy).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. The ‘Consumer Principle’ in the Care of Elderly People: Free Choice and Actual Choice in the German Welfare State (\u003ci\u003eMelanie Eichler, University of Hamburg, Germany\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand Birgit Pfau-Effinger, University of Hamburg, Germany).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. A Comparative Discussion of the Gendered Implications of Cash-for-Care Schemes: Markets, Independence and Social Citizenship in Crisis? (\u003ci\u003eKirstein Rummery\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Stirling, Scotland).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Challenging Solidarity? An Analysis of Exit Options in Social Policies (\u003ci\u003eMenno Fenger\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eErasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Freedom of Choice through the Promotion of Gender Equality (\u003ci\u003eSteven Saxonberg, Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social services \u0026amp; welfare, criminology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social services \u0026amp; welfare, criminology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20services%20\u0026amp;%20welfare,%20criminology%20%5BJK%5D%22\"\u003eJK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441773179160,"sku":"9781444333312","price":20.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781444333312.jpg?v=1785024123","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/choice-challenges-and-perspectives-for-the-european-welfare-states-paperback-softback-9781444333312","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}