Download or read book Southern European Welfare States written by G. Katrougalos and published by Springer. This book was released on 2002-12-11 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this first analytical monograph on the subject, George Katrougalos and Gabriella Lazaridis examine the social welfare state of the main four Southern European countries, Spain, Italy, Portugal and Greece. They conduct an overall system analysis of the welfare state in Southern Europe which challenges the prevalent Ferrera model. Additionally, they present a detailed outlook of policies adopted in the fields of employment, migration, health, social security, pensions and gender-family issues.