Earlier studies of the welfare state, relying on various
single social science perspectives, led to disciplinary tunnel vision. Repackaging the
Welfare State corrects this myopia by offering an interdisciplinary approach to
conceptualizing a welfare state: one that balances a civil society and cares for
vulnerable citizens, yet incorporates wealth-building activities.Special Features
- Multidisciplinary analysis of the functions, promises, and performance of welfare states
- Exploration of how social policy has sometimes served conflicting, contradictory ends
- Evaluation of the styles of welfare state redistribution
- Lessons learned in the 20th century
- Re-envisioning the welfare state
Written for students and instructors of social policy, this book brings true
scholarship to bear on the issues of the welfare state. |
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Repackaging the Welfare State
