The Transformation of Solidarity Changing Risks and the Future of the Welfare State
This study investigates the consequences of processes of social individualisation and economic globalisation for welfare state solidarity. Solidarity is defined as the willingness to share risks. The institutions of the welfare state, such as social security or health care insurance, are founded on...
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| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam University Press
2012
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| Series: | Changing Welfare States
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| Summary: | This study investigates the consequences of processes of social individualisation and economic globalisation for welfare state solidarity. Solidarity is defined as the willingness to share risks. The institutions of the welfare state, such as social security or health care insurance, are founded on the willingness of citizens to share risks and organize solidarity between the young and the old, between the healthy and the sick, between the working and the unemployed. Processes of individualisation and globalisation affect these risks and in this study the authors investigate how and to what extent these changes influence the way risks are perceived by the public, what this means for the willingness to share risks and how this is translated in risk management strategies in firms, unions and administrative agencies. This title is available in the OAPEN Library - http://www.oapen.org. |
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| ISBN: | j.ctt46mw53 9789048515318 9789089643834 |
| Access: | Open Access |