The Future of European Welfare

The book explores the mounting pressures on European welfare states, highlighting how welfare spending has reached its limits amid rising unemployment and demographic shifts. It examines the evolving nature of societal needs due to new family and work patterns, alongside the impact of globalization on national policy autonomy. Through interdisciplinary insights from leading political scientists, economists, and sociologists, including Paul Ormerod, it analyzes the implications of these challenges for the future of welfare systems at the century's close.