Download or read book The Withering of the Welfare State written by J. Connelly and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-02-07 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the 1970s the public commitment to social solidarity between citizens through comprehensive provision of welfare has been eroded by the imperatives of international markets. In this volume the problems posed to public intervention are analyzed. The contributors compare and evaluate how different countries have dealt with these challenges.