Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction, TomášSirovátka, BentGreve; Chapter 2 Social Services and the Public Sector, TomášSirovátka, BentGreve; Chapter 3 Employment in the Health and Social Services, Ond?ejHora, TomášSirovátka; Chapter 4 Financing the Welfare States – Changes and Challenges, BentGreve; Chapter 5 Social Innovation in Social Services, TomášSirovátka, BentGreve; Chapter 6 Factors Shaping Employment in Social Services, TomášSirovátka; Chapter 7 The Role of the EU on Welfare States – Focus on Social Services, BentGreve; Chapter 8 Governance, Financing and Employment in Social Services in the Czech Republic, PavelHorák, MarkétaHoráková, Ond?ejHora, TomášSirovátka; Chapter 9 Governance, Financing and Employment in Social Services in Denmark, BentGreve, PavelHorák, MarkétaHoráková, Ond?ejHora; Chapter 10 Governance, Financing and Employment in Social Services in Germany, PavelHorák, MarkétaHoráková, Ond?ejHora, BentGreve; Chapter 11 Governance, Financing and Employment in Social Services in the United Kingdom, MarkétaHoráková, PavelHorák, Ond?ejHora, TomášSirovátka; Chapter 12 Comparing the National Cases, TomášSirovátka, BentGreve; Chapter 13 Conclusions, TomášSirovátka, BentGreve;

About the Author

Bent Greve is Professor of Welfare State Analysis at the Department of Society and Globalisation, Roskilde University, Denmark. Tomas Sirovatka is Professor of Social Policy and head of the Institute of Public Policy and Social Work at Masaryk University, Czech Republic. He is also head of the Research Centre in the Research Institute of Labour and Social Affairs in Brno, Czech Republic.

Reviews

'In a context of fiscal crises and the increasing importance of social services, this book makes a valuable contribution to our knowledge of these services. The book's topicality is enhanced by its innovative approach, which integrates the study of financing social services, the private/public mix in service provision and patterns of employment in social services.' Rik van Berkel, Utrecht University, The Netherlands 'The provision of the "right" to service for citizens is a central component of modernizing the welfare state. This comparative and empirically-grounded insight into financing and governance of social services, on the one hand, and employment in social services, on the other, is a most welcome contribution to the present discussion.' Irene Dingeldey, University of Bremen, Germany