Cradle to Grave: Comparative Perspectives on the State of Welfare

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction: The Price of Solutions....Pages 3-8
Welfare Dependency....Pages 9-13
Education in the Welfare State....Pages 14-19
Health in the Welfare State....Pages 20-25
Housing in the Welfare State....Pages 26-32
Employment in the Welfare State....Pages 33-37
The Welfare State and the Family....Pages 38-55
The Tenets of the Welfare State....Pages 56-61
Front Matter....Pages 63-63
Introduction: the Swiss Approach to Poverty....Pages 65-68
The Swiss Welfare System....Pages 69-77
The Family and Other Limitations on Welfare Dependency....Pages 78-85
The Extent of Welfare Dependency in Switzerland....Pages 86-90
Negative Factors....Pages 91-95
Front Matter....Pages 97-97
Is Switzerland a Special Case?....Pages 99-100
What Really Makes Switzerland Different?....Pages 101-106
The Autonomous Local Community....Pages 107-108
What the Swiss Have Taught Us....Pages 109-112
Front Matter....Pages 113-113
Welfare State Societies in Decay....Pages 115-117
Reform of Taxation, Incentives and the Work Environment....Pages 118-120
Support for the Family....Pages 121-124
Front Matter....Pages 113-113
Reinvigorating the Local Community....Pages 125-128
Reform in Housing and Education....Pages 129-132
Towards a Culture of Freedom....Pages 133-134
Back Matter....Pages 135-147