The book provides a systematic evaluation of the role played by business in the development of the modern welfare state. When and why have employers supported t

This text explores the way we perceive risk and integrate change into our lives - insisting that these are the essential forces driving policy development today

This new study assesses the welfare state to ask key questions and draw new conclusions about its place in modern society. It shows how the welfare states that

“This book about risk and disaster—and how they get amplified—is fascinating and hugely important as we face an ever-more-turbulent world.” —Rebecca S

By analyzing the competing concerns of different social "actors" behind the evolution of social policy, this study explains why some nations had an easy time in