International social policy : welfare regimes in the developed world

Introduction and Acknowledgements P.Alcock& G.Craig The International Context P.Alcock& G.Craig An American Welfare State? J.Clarke with F.F.Piven Canada: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back? E.Lightman& G.Riches Australia: From Wage-Earners to Neo-Liberal State L.Bryson& F. Verity New Zealand: From Early Innovation to Humanising the Market J.Davey& S.Grey The United Kingdom: Constructing a Third Way? P.Alcock Sweden: Between Model and Reality T.Salonen Germany: A Centrist Welfare State at the Crossroads L.Leisering Italy: Still a Pension State? V.Fargion Russia: State Socialism to Marketised Welfare N.Davidova& N.Manning Japan: Constructing the 'Welfare Society' T.Uzuhasi Korea: Rescaling the Developmental Welfare State H.Kwon China: The Art of State and Social Policy Remodelling K.Lin South Africa - Transition Under Pressure F.Lund