The Waning of the Welfare State: The End of Comprehensive State Succor

-Zijderveld, a sociologist at Erasmus University, argues that the European welfare state is -waning,- not in the sense of disappearing but becoming less statist and more reliant on nongovernmental organizations and business firms... The book deserves close attention from political observers and welfare scholars across the continent and will interest American students of welfare as a basis for comparative reflection.- --C. T. Goodsell, Choice -In his thoughtful analysis of the topic, Anton C. Zijderveld argues that the days of the intensive and extensive welfare state are over. . . . The book provides a clear and helpful framework for making sense of complex and still unfolding developments in Western Europe, and it represents a valuable resource for those interested in the role, authority, and legitimacy of the modern democratic state.- --James L. Nolan, Jr., Contemporary Sociology -The Waning of the Welfare State gives American readers an opportunity to get a taste of the Christian-conservative view on the development of Continental European welfare states.- --John Kvist and Mads Meier Jaeger, Governance "Zijderveld, a sociologist at Erasmus University, argues that the European welfare state is "waning," not in the sense of disappearing but becoming less statist and more reliant on nongovernmental organizations and business firms... The book deserves close attention from political observers and welfare scholars across the continent and will interest American students of welfare as a basis for comparative reflection." --C. T. Goodsell, Choice "In his thoughtful analysis of the topic, Anton C. Zijderveld argues that the days of the intensive and extensive welfare state are over. . . . The book provides a clear and helpful framework for making sense of complex and still unfolding developments in Western Europe, and it represents a valuable resource for those interested in the role, authority, and legitimacy of the modern democratic state." --James L. Nolan, Jr., Contemporary Sociology "The Waning of the Welfare State gives American readers an opportunity to get a taste of the Christian-conservative view on the development of Continental European welfare states." --John Kvist and Mads Meier Jaeger, Governance "Zijderveld, a sociologist at Erasmus University, argues that the European welfare state is "waning," not in the sense of disappearing but becoming less statist and more reliant on nongovernmental organizations and business firms... The book deserves close attention from political observers and welfare scholars across the continent and will interest American students of welfare as a basis for comparative reflection." --C. T. Goodsell, Choice "In his thoughtful analysis of the topic, Anton C. Zijderveld argues that the days of the intensive and extensive welfare state are over. . . . The book provides a clear and helpful framework for making sense of complex and still unfolding developments in Western Europe, and it represents a valuable resource for those interested in the role, authority, and legitimacy of the modern democratic state." --James L. Nolan, Jr., Contemporary Sociology "The Waning of the Welfare State gives American readers an opportunity to get a taste of the Christian-conservative view on the development of Continental European welfare states." --John Kvist and Mads Meier Jaeger, Governance "Zijderveld, a sociologist at Erasmus University, argues that the European welfare state is "waning," not in the sense of disappearing but becoming less statist and more reliant on nongovernmental organizations and business firms... The book deserves close attention from political observers and welfare scholars across the continent and will interest American students of welfare as a basis for comparative reflection." --C. T. Goodsell, Choice