Social scientists, politicians, and economists have recently been taken with the idea that the advanced welfare states of Europe face a “New Social Question.” The core idea is that the transition from an industrial to a postindustrial environment has brought with it a whole new set of social risks, constraints, and trade-offs, which necessitate radical recalibration of social security systems.A New Social Question?analyzes that question in depth, with particular attention to the problem of income protection and the difficulties facing Bismarckian welfare states. It will be necessary reading for anyone interested in understanding the future of European social policy.
Ive Marxis research fellow at the Centre for Social Policy at the University of Antwerp, Belgium.
Introduction
The Rise of Economic Redundancy
Welfare State Failure(s)
Limits to Incrementalism
Beyond Incrementalism
Organisation of this Book
Acknowledgements
Part 1 The Decline of Self-Reliance and the Labour Demand Shift against the Less-skilled: Conjectures, Facts and Explanations
1 The Decline of Self-Reliance in Advanced Welfare States
1 Introduction
2 A Note on the Relevance of Self-Reliance in Social Policy
3 The Decline of Self-Reliance: General Evidence
4 Evidence for Belgium, with a Particular Focus on the Less-Skilled
5 Difficulties of Interpretation
6 Some Direct Evidence thalS€
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