1st Edition
Economic Globalization and the Citizens' Welfare State Sweden, UK, Japan, US
By Hiroto Tsukada
Copyright 2002
266 Pages
by
Routledge
This title was first published in 2001: Examining the future of the welfare state in four globalizing economies - Sweden, UK, Japan and US - this book presents a detailed analysis of the ways in which social and economic aspects of these welfare states have altered under growing market-first ideology and economic globalization. The book will be essential reading for all those interested in the... Read more
Contents: Questions; Civil society and the welfare state; Setback of the welfare states - Sweden, UK, Japan, US; Arguments on the future welfare state; People’s choice; Toward a citizens’ welfare state; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
Hiroto Tsukada, Yamaguchi University, Yoshida, Japan
’This is an important contribution to the debates on globalization and the welfare state...This is a major book that should be read by all interested in the future of the welfare state.’ Vic George, Emeritus Professor, University of Kent, UK
