In recent years, major social forces such as: ageing populations, social trends, migration patterns, and the globalization of economies, have reshaped social welfare policies and practices across the globe. Multinational corporations, NGOs, and other international organizations have begun to influence social policy at a national and local level. Among the many ramifications of these changes is that globalizing influences may hinder the ability of individual nation-states to effect policies that are beneficial to them on a local level. With contributions from thirteen countries worldwide, this collected work represents the first major comparative analysis on the effect of globalization on the international welfare state.

The Welfare State in Post-Industrial Society is divided into two major sections: the first draws from a number of leading social welfare researchers from diverse countries who point to the nation-state as case studies; highlighting how it goes about establishing and revising social welfare provisions. The second portion of the volume then moves to a more global perspective in its analysis and questioning of the impact of globalisation on citizenship, ageing and marketization.

With its integrative analyses of policy and practice in countries struggling to provide social welfare support for their needy populations, The Welfare State in Post-Industrial Society will become an important voice in the debate on social welfare.   

WHO European Multifactorial Prevention Trial

The Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial
The Stanford Five City Project: A Description
Social Class and Coronary Heart Disease
Community-Based Prevention: The Eberbach-Wiesloch Study
Ten-Year Results of the North Karelia Project: A Community-Based Cardiovascular Control Program
The Natural History of Coronary Heart Disease: Prognostic Factors After Recovery from Myocardial Infarction in 2789 Men
Long-term Results of Aortocoronary Bypass Surgery
Multifactorial Intervention Program After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Modification of the Type A Behavior Pattern After Myocardial Infarction
Cardiac Rehabilitation: An Integral Part of Comprehensive Coronary Care.