Agents of the Welfare State: How Caseworkers Respond to Need in the United States, Germany, and Sweden

Agents of the Welfare State: How Caseworkers Respond to Need in the United States, Germany, and Sweden
ISBN-10
1403984115
ISBN-13
9781403984111
Category
Political Science
Pages
246
Language
English
Published
2007-10-08
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Author
C. Jewell

Description

This book shows how responsiveness in European welfare programs is institutionalized through nationally distinct legal foundations, professional traditions, and resource networks, while revealing how resource scarcities threaten to erode these capabilities.

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