1st Edition

The Future of Social Policy

By Bent Greve Copyright 2025
110 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

110 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

110 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book analyses trends and data relating to issues affecting social policy in mature welfare states in Europe, and uses these elements to further our understanding of, and ability to try to say something about, the future of social policy, its direction and content. Looking at the financial crisis of 2008, the refugee crisis in Europe, COVID-19, the climate crisis, ageing populations and the... Read more

1.What is it all about?  2.Once again the demographic pressure.  3.The welfare mix – change and development.  4.Ideologies and the welfare states.  5. Legitimacy of social policy.  6.Inequality and social policy.  7.Is the welfare state affordable – and how can it be financed?  8.Technology and social policy.  9.Core elements of the future of social policy.  10.Future of social policy and quality of life

Biography

Bent Greve, Roskilde University, Denmark, is one of Europe's more prominent social policy experts.