Despite the increasing globalization of many aspects of social, economic and political life,
the state remains the fundamental element of contemporary governance. This fully revised …

More recently, two key developments have been observed in the comparative social policy
literature: on the one hand, the implementation of a proactive “social investment strategy” …

As a consequence of new technology, labour markets are changing. This article's central
aim is to discuss variations among welfare states in Europe to adjust to changing labour …

The evolution of the gender pay gap has received a great deal of attention from academia
and public opinion alike, yet our understanding of the differences in non-monetary working …

Reaching the three targets of the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) Action Plan is the
litmus test for effective EPSR implementation. While the EPSR puts forward a prima facie …

The main mission of the welfare state is to improve the living conditions of the vulnerable in
society. For many decades, however, the welfare state has failed to reduce poverty among …

Değişen ekonomik ve sosyal koşullar karşısında tüm Dünya'da sosyal yardımların sosyal
korumadaki rolü artmakta; gelişmiş sosyal güvenlik sistemlerinde sosyal yardımlar marjinal …

This chapter sets the stage for the rest of the volume by showing the importance of
researching the link between welfare state transformations and inequality. The editors …

More than 30 years ago, in his book The Myth of Home Ownership, Jim Kemeny (1981) laid
the foundation for housing researchers to understand how private home ownership ties in …

For several different reasons it has been argued that welfare states have been in crisis for at
least the last 40 years (Farnsworth and Irving 2021; Buendía, Gómez Serrano, and Molero …