Introduction (The Oxford Handbook of the Welfare state)
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Castles, Francis; Leibfried, Stephan; Lewis, Jane; Obinger, Herbert; Pierson, Christopher
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This article discusses the book, which elucidates the philosophical justifications underlying the welfare state; the approaches, methods, and disciplinary perspectives of comparative social policy research; and the historical development and driving forces of the welfare state, its past achievements, contemporary challenges, and likely future developments. The origins of the Western welfare state date back to the last quarter of the nineteenth century and are closely associated with deep...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2010 |
Type: | Book chapter |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/56657 |
Book Title: | The Oxford Handbook of The Welfare State |
DOI: | .1093/oxfordhb/9780199579396.003.0001 |
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