The Transformation of Solidarity
Changing Risks and the Future of the Welfare State
Distributed for Amsterdam University Press
216 pages
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6 x 9
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© 2012
This pioneering study investigates the consequences of social indivualization and economic globalization on the welfare state. With a particular focus on solidarity, or the willingness to accept shared risks, the editors look at the dynamics between the aging and the young, the healthy and the sick, and the working and unemployed within welfare states. The Transformation of Solidarity translates recent changes in the global economy into risk management strategies for businesses, unions, and government administrators, while pinpointing how the public views these risks. The editors of this important volume bring together a wide range of papers that approach this topic from a variety of perspectives, and they provide a vital new tool for understanding how welfare states operate.
Contents
Introduction
1. Risk and the Welfare State: Risk, Risk Perception and Solidarity
Romke van der Veen
2. Contested Solidarity: Risk Perception and the Changing Nature of Welfare State Solidarity
Romke van der Veen, Peter Achterberg and Judith Raven
3. Individualisation: A Double-edged Sword: Does Individualisation Undermine Welfare State Support?
Peter Achterberg and Judith Raven
4. Labour Flexibility and Support for Social Security
Fabian Dekker
5. Increasing Employability: The Conditions for Success of an Investment Strategy
Hans Pruijt and Pascal Dérogée
6. Corporatism and the Mediation of Social Risks: The Interaction between Social Security and Collective Labour Agreements
Mara Yerkes and Kea Tijdens
7. Changing Labour Policies of Transnational Corporations: The Decrease and Polarisation of Corporate Social Responsibility
John Heilbron and Sander Quak
8. From Welfare to Workfare: The Implementation of Workfare Policies
Peter Mascini, Menno Soentken and Romke van der Veen
9. Towards a New Welfare Settlement? The Transformation of Welfare State Solidarity
Romke van der Veen and Mara Yerkes
Index of Names
Index of Subjects
1. Risk and the Welfare State: Risk, Risk Perception and Solidarity
Romke van der Veen
2. Contested Solidarity: Risk Perception and the Changing Nature of Welfare State Solidarity
Romke van der Veen, Peter Achterberg and Judith Raven
3. Individualisation: A Double-edged Sword: Does Individualisation Undermine Welfare State Support?
Peter Achterberg and Judith Raven
4. Labour Flexibility and Support for Social Security
Fabian Dekker
5. Increasing Employability: The Conditions for Success of an Investment Strategy
Hans Pruijt and Pascal Dérogée
6. Corporatism and the Mediation of Social Risks: The Interaction between Social Security and Collective Labour Agreements
Mara Yerkes and Kea Tijdens
7. Changing Labour Policies of Transnational Corporations: The Decrease and Polarisation of Corporate Social Responsibility
John Heilbron and Sander Quak
8. From Welfare to Workfare: The Implementation of Workfare Policies
Peter Mascini, Menno Soentken and Romke van der Veen
9. Towards a New Welfare Settlement? The Transformation of Welfare State Solidarity
Romke van der Veen and Mara Yerkes
Index of Names
Index of Subjects
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