Böcker av Bernd Marin

Set up to eradicate poverty by providing a minimum standard of living and social safety net, this volume highlights the internal and external pressures on the welfare state and asks whether any European welfare model is sustainable in the long term. It is suitable for students and professions working in the field of European social policy.

The modern welfare state is indeed one of the greatest achievements of the post-war 20th century, with its key aims of eradicating the five giant social ills of Want, Ignorance, Disease, Squalor and Idleness. In the case of old-age security, a balance is being achieved (or not) by the so-called Generation Contract.

How different are fe/male life courses, and why? What is good, bad, or best for women under these or probable future circumstances? This book explores the difficulties women face in working life and retirement - and asks what can be done to achieve more gender equality and fairness for women and men.