Table of Contents

1. Making Citizenship Meaningful in the 21st Century Part I: Social Economy Actors 2. The Future of Cooperatives in Post-Industrial Societies 3. The Development and Future of the Social Economy in Sweden Part II: Major Issues for the Welfare State 4. Balancing Profit and Social Goals in Public/Private Partnerships 5. Work Environment, Service Quality & the Third Sector 6. Consumer Perspectives on the Social Economy and Civil Society 7. Democratizing Medical & Health Care – the Japanese Example 8. Co-Production of Welfare Services: Childcare in Eight European Countries Part: III Revisiting the Third Sector and State 9. Revisiting the Third Sector and State in Democratic Theory 10. Revisiting the Third Sector and State in Welfare Theory 11. Hurdles to the Third Sector & Democratization of the Welfare State Part IV The Politics of Participation in European Welfare States 12. The Politics of Participation in European Welfare States