Bøker av Mary (Queen's University Belfast) Daly

* Short introductory overview of the diverse theories and applications of the concept of welfare' across the social sciences. * Defines welfare' in a broad sense, taking in issues such as well-being, social rights, etc. , rather than just looking at the welfare state or economic welfare.

This accessible book explores the configuration of care, work and welfare in the major European Union countries and in the USA. Bringing together the most recent empirical data available, it examines the impact of the welfare state on women's and men's roles and power relations, and on their access to resources.

This ambitious study, first published in 2000, raises interesting and important questions about the relationship between welfare states, gender and social inequality. It examines the British and German welfare states, showing that both countries differ markedly in the measures they have instituted in various areas.