"Social investment is a strategy that addresses neoliberal austerity by putting private capital to public purpose. An investment state serves as a sequel to the welfare state by maximizing capability, expanding employee benefits, implementing evidence-based policy, democratizing polity and...

Redesigning the Welfare State argues that the current high level of unemployment in Germany not only creates a major challenge for the German welfare state, but is to a good extent caused by the way the country's welfare system is designed. - The authors review the public debate on labour market...

Der Kölner Politologe Butterwegge ist durch diverse Veröffentlichungen zu (Kinder-)Armut und wohlfahrtsstaatlicher Entwicklung bekannt geworden. Dieses grundlegende, aber gleichzeitig recht anspruchsvolle und für ein studentisches und fachwissenschaftliches Publikum verfasste Werk (hier...