Searching for New Welfare Models
Citizens' Opinions on the Past, Present and Future of the Welfare State
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This book explores the ways in which different generations think about how the welfare state is organized at present, and how it will be organized in future. The three-country (Canada, Australia and Sweden) study will be of interest to readers analyzing welfare policies as well as developments such as basic income, e-health and robotization.
Rolf Solli is Professor of Management at the University of Borås, Sweden, and also Professor of Public Administration at School of Public Administration at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Barbara Czarniawska is Senior Professor of Management Studies at GRI, School of Business, Economics and Law at University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Peter Demediuk is Course Chair of postgraduate accounting studies at the Victoria University Business School, Melbourne, Australia.
Dennis Anderson served for ten years (1990–2000) as President of Brandon University, Manitoba, Canada, and was previously Professor of Marketing at the University of Manitoba, Canada.This book explores the ways in which different generations think about how the welfare state is organised at present, and how it will be organised in future. Using the results of a study from Canada, Australia and Sweden, the book’s findings complement more traditional studies of the welfare sector, capturing the anxieties of citizens about the present and future of their countries’ welfare models, and presenting their thoughts on how the system can be re-organised in future. Positioning their three-country study within the history of the welfare state around the world, the authors seek to re-assess the role of the welfare state in governments around the world. Their findings will be of interest to those studying welfare policy as well as innovations such as basic income, e-health and policy responses to automisation.
Presents the results of a large cross-national survey on citizens' attitudes to the welfare state Asks how the welfare state can be re-shaped to better suit the challenges of the future Grounds the study in the history of the welfare state around the world
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“At this time of massive social change, heightened by the COVID 19 pandemic, this book challenges readers to consider what kind of welfare system will enable our society to look after its citizens in 20 years’ time..” —Anona Armstrong, Professor Emerita at Victoria University College of Law & Justice, Australia
“This study offers insights into the past and future of welfare states that should be of great interest to scholars, students, and policymakers.”
—Evelyn Z. Brodkin, Associate Professor Emerita, School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago, USA
“The responses detailed in this book can be extremely valuable to policy makers in shaping the future of the welfare state.”
—Beverly Cameron, Retired Associate Professor of Economics, University of Manitoba, Canada
“This is a very accessible and thoughtful book, based on comparative research including how ordinary people view their contemporary and future welfare system.”
—Stig Montin, Professor at School of Public Administration, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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