Peter Abrahamson

Har du brug for et standardværk i dansk samfundsvidenskab? Det får du her i en ny revideret 5. udgave. Bogen har i en årrække givet et solidt bidrag til en række uddannelser på universiteter og professionshøjskoler. Du får et samfundsperspektiv på det socialpolitiske område og den forsøger at bestemme årsagerne til sociale problemer, problemernes konsekvenser og mulighederne og viljen til at afhjælpe dem. Socialpolitik behandler: Teorier om socialpolitik og velfærdsstat Social- og familiepolitik Arbejde, arbejdsløshed og beskæftigelsespolitik Fattigdom, marginalisering, social udstødelse og social kontrol Socialpolitik kommunalt, nationalt, i Grønland og i EU Udgifterne til og omfordelingseffekten af socialpolitik Socialpolitik i forhold til bolig, sundhed og social arv

Originally published in 2005. The primary focus of this work is the relationship between family, work and the welfare system. Focusing on Denmark, Sweden, Germany, France and the United Kingdom, the study draws comparisons between societies which represent different types of welfare mix between state, market and civil society. Three important issues in the transformation of the European welfare state systems are considered: The conditions for social citizenship in European welfare states and how they have changed in relation to family and work; Changes in the provision of social welfare and how they have affected the interrelationship between the welfare state, the market and civil society; The impacts of constraints on public expenditure and the financing of the welfare state. The authors discuss the question of whether the welfare states of these countries have profoundly changed over the last ten to fifteen years and examine how this might provide insights into the contemporary welfare state. The framework developed by the authors can be applied in other specific areas of the development and transformation of welfare states.

Originally published in 2005. The primary focus of this work is the relationship between family, work and the welfare system. Focusing on Denmark, Sweden, Germany, France and the United Kingdom, the study draws comparisons between societies which represent different types of welfare mix between state, market and civil society. Three important issues in the transformation of the European welfare state systems are considered: The conditions for social citizenship in European welfare states and how they have changed in relation to family and work; Changes in the provision of social welfare and how they have affected the interrelationship between the welfare state, the market and civil society; The impacts of constraints on public expenditure and the financing of the welfare state. The authors discuss the question of whether the welfare states of these countries have profoundly changed over the last ten to fifteen years and examine how this might provide insights into the contemporary welfare state. The framework developed by the authors can be applied in other specific areas of the development and transformation of welfare states.