The culture of welfare markets : the international recasting of pension and care systems

X, 254 S.

Routledge advances in sociology. - London : Routledge, ZDB-ID 2229197-0. - Vol. 35

Includes bibliographical references and index. - Literaturverz. S. [229] - 243

Introduction -- Welfare markets: institutional forms and organizational landscapes -- Welfare markets in old age provision: the state of things -- Where the market comes in: current institutional designs -- Britain: markets as driving forces --Canada: markets in uneasy co-existence -- Germany: markets as successful newcomers -- France: markets as a disguised reality at the margins -- A brief comparative assessment -- How welfare markets develop: the dynamics of change -- Britain: radicalization with nuance -- Canada: the creeping end of defined utility -- Germany: slow but thorough -- France: ever more through the backdoor -- The role of (welfare) culture: the state of the art and an analytical grid -- Ghe culture of welfare, the culture of market -- The case of old age provision -- Key moral issues in pension and care systems -- Sense-making of welfare markets for old age -- The study: the general approach, research design and methodological questions -- Sense-making in public debate and the media --Britain -- Canada -- Germany -- France -- Making sense of sense-making: hybrid settlements compared -- Conclusion: a new moral economy of old age provision? -- Notes -- References -- Index

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