Four Globalisation/welfare: what’s the preposition? And, or, versus, with?
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Herman M. Schwartz
Abstract
This chapter examines some of the common arguments and confusions about the welfare state and globalisation. It begins by making a case for looking broadly at social protection. It then shows how the use of a broader conception of social protection allows one to make a better causal argument on the link between the ‘non-domestic’ and ‘domestic’ causes of changes in the supply and demand of welfare services or transfers. The chapter ends by suggesting that globalisation has surely changed the post-war welfare state.
Abstract
This chapter examines some of the common arguments and confusions about the welfare state and globalisation. It begins by making a case for looking broadly at social protection. It then shows how the use of a broader conception of social protection allows one to make a better causal argument on the link between the ‘non-domestic’ and ‘domestic’ causes of changes in the supply and demand of welfare services or transfers. The chapter ends by suggesting that globalisation has surely changed the post-war welfare state.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- List of tables and figures iv
- Notes on contributors vi
- Introduction: the year in social policy 1
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UK social policy
- Thinking historically about integration 15
- Invest and reform: spending review 2002 and its control regime 31
- Who choosing what? The evolution of the use of ‘choice’ in the NHS, and its importance for New Labour 49
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International issues
- Globalisation/welfare: what’s the preposition? And, or, versus, with? 71
- Convergence in social welfare systems: what does it mean? 91
- Analysing the health transition: what the Greek case tells us about the social determinants of health 111
- Welfare reform in the United States: the first five years of TANF 123
- Social policy in the East Asian tiger economies: past, present and future 155
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In focus: Pensions and old age
- Adapting pension systems to labour market changes in western Europe 175
- Pensions choices for the 21st century: meeting the challenges of an ageing society 197
- The schlock and the new: risk, reflexivity and retirement 217
- Pension sharing on divorce: the future for women 239
- Index 263
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- List of tables and figures iv
- Notes on contributors vi
- Introduction: the year in social policy 1
-
UK social policy
- Thinking historically about integration 15
- Invest and reform: spending review 2002 and its control regime 31
- Who choosing what? The evolution of the use of ‘choice’ in the NHS, and its importance for New Labour 49
-
International issues
- Globalisation/welfare: what’s the preposition? And, or, versus, with? 71
- Convergence in social welfare systems: what does it mean? 91
- Analysing the health transition: what the Greek case tells us about the social determinants of health 111
- Welfare reform in the United States: the first five years of TANF 123
- Social policy in the East Asian tiger economies: past, present and future 155
-
In focus: Pensions and old age
- Adapting pension systems to labour market changes in western Europe 175
- Pensions choices for the 21st century: meeting the challenges of an ageing society 197
- The schlock and the new: risk, reflexivity and retirement 217
- Pension sharing on divorce: the future for women 239
- Index 263
