Gender equality has been one of the defining projects of European welfarestates. It has proven an elusive goal, not just because of political opposition but als

This book, first published in 2000, compares gender, social equality and welfare issues in Britain and Germany.

This timely book assesses how Europe’s welfare states have dealt with the challenges of globalisation and the financial crisis. It asks whether the European U

This book focuses on developments in the welfare states of the ten Central and Eastern European EU member states in the transformation process some 20 years aft

This timely and accessible textbook analyses the male breadwinner model in terms of care, work, time, income and power, providing a framework which asks about p