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Indepth analysis of women's (and men's) employment and care patterns, as well as, child care services, taxation, leave schemes and social security in four different walfare states of Europe.

Why did some economies experience a boom in the 1990s? Employment 'Miracles' comparatively analyses select miracle economies. The contributors to the volume critically analyze how the small size and institutional structure of seven countries like the Netherlands, Denmark and Ireland accounted for their success and status as economic models. Compari

How do major reforms occur in notoriously resilient welfare states?

The best available up-to-date scholarship in comparative socio-economic research in welfare state reform

Motivated by ongoing debates over welfare state retrenchment and growing economic insecurity, this book compares the situation of older workers in Germany and the United States over the past three decades. Both nations are seeing a rise in insecurity for older workers, but the differences in support programs, pensions, and retirement options have led to differing outcomes for workers faced with early retirement or job loss.

Offers a theoretical understanding of the forces that have led governments to view trade unions as vital negotiating partners, and gives an analysis of the challenges that increasing monetary integration will continue to pose.

Discusses two distinct approaches to welfare state reform in two European Union countries faced with mounting costs of 'welfare without work'

Examines changes in the social security provision in a range of European countries, with special emphasis on the Bismarckian welfare states such as the Netherlands and Belgium.

Offers an analysis of the political process involved in the reform of the pension systems in European countries.