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Globalization and the future of the welfare state / edited by Miguel Glatzer and Dietrich Rueschemeyer. - Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, c2005. - ix, 276 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

An introduction to the problem / Miguel Glatzer and Dietrich Rueschemeyer -- Globalization, democratization, and government spending in middle-income countries / Geoffrey Garrett and David Nickerson -- Economic internationalization and domestic compensation : northwestern Europe in comparative perspective / John D. Stephens -- Globalization and social policy developments in Latin America / Evelyne Huber -- Revisiting "embedded liberalism" : globalization and the welfare state in Spain and Portugal / Miguel Glatzer -- Globalization and the future of welfare states in post-communist east-central European countries / Mitchell A. Orenstein and Martine R. Haas -- Globalization and the politics of welfare state reform in Russia / Linda J. Cook -- Globalization and social policy in South Korea / Ho Keun Song and Kyung Zoon Hong -- Conclusion: Globalization and social welfare policy / Miguel Glatzer and Dietrich Rueschemeyer.

ISBN: 0822958619 (alk. paper)

LCCN: 2004025527

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Social policy.
Welfare state.
Globalization--Social aspects.

LC Class. No.: HN18.3 / .G55 2005

Dewey Class. No.: 361.6/1