Social Security, Welfare and Polity

Contents: Preface. I. Theoretical perspective: 1. Market foundations of the welfare state/M.M. Sankhdher. 2. Globalisation and the welfare state: towards an international perspective/Ramesh Mishra. 3. Great experiments and the welfare state: basic paradigmatic challenges/Vincent Ostrom. 4. Theory of the welfare state: an exposition/Kenneth R. Minogue. 5. Can developing countries by-pass the welfare state?/Henry Teune. 6. Globalising social rights/Ramesh Mishra. 7. Influence of science on social policy: case of Norway in the 1930s/Anne-Lise Seip. 8. Crises in welfare states: warning signals for developing societies/M.M. Sankhdher. II. Western typology: 9. The Scandinavian welfare state/Stein Kuhnle. 10. Welfare state at a crossroad: the Scandinavian case/Francesco Kjellberg. 11. Welfare state in turmoil: Canadian dilemma/Bhausaheb Ubale and Prtibha Bhole. 12. Polish welfare state after transformation/Wojciech Nowiak. 13. German welfare state: some aspects/Michael V. Hauff. III. Indian experiment: 14. Welfare state in Indian classics/S.R. Bhatt. 15. Welfare state: towards a tax free society/Devendra Kumar. 16. Welfare discourse in India/Dolly Arora. 17. Evaluating India as a welfare state/Noorjahan Bava. 18. Non-state sector and welfare governance/Sharda Jain. 19. Public policy and its implications on welfare planning: the case study/Rumki Basu. IV. Globalisation and emerging trends: 20. Globalisation, liberalisation and human welfare in India: challenges for governance/R.B. Jain. 21. Emerging trends in theory and practice of welfare state/Asha Gupta. 22. Socio-economic democracy: an advanced socio-economic system/Robley E. George. Index,

"The transformation of controlled economies to market economy system and ushering in an era of financial openness in the wake of economic globalisation has not only had a destabilizing effect on national economies, it also has serious implications for social protection and social policy of nations both in advanced industrialized countries as well as in the comparatively poor countries of the developing world. This book reflects upon this phenomenon and is, therefore, highly timely and relevant. A deep insight into a variety of issues, dilemmas, challenges and debates confronting the welfare state anywhere and everywhere, particularly in the context of economic globalisation process that is actively at work." (jacket)