The Transformation of Welfare States?

This accessible work provides a ‘political sociology'of welfare states in industrial societies, with both historical and contemporary perspectives. Ellison focuses on the social and political underpinnings of a number of welfare regimes and looks at the transformations they have undergone and the ch...

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Autor principal: Nick Ellison
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Publicado: Routledge 2006
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