Bent Greve

Har du brug for et standardværk i dansk samfundsvidenskab? Det får du her i en ny revideret 5. udgave. Bogen har i en årrække givet et solidt bidrag til en række uddannelser på universiteter og professionshøjskoler. Du får et samfundsperspektiv på det socialpolitiske område og den forsøger at bestemme årsagerne til sociale problemer, problemernes konsekvenser og mulighederne og viljen til at afhjælpe dem. Socialpolitik behandler: Teorier om socialpolitik og velfærdsstat Social- og familiepolitik Arbejde, arbejdsløshed og beskæftigelsespolitik Fattigdom, marginalisering, social udstødelse og social kontrol Socialpolitik kommunalt, nationalt, i Grønland og i EU Udgifterne til og omfordelingseffekten af socialpolitik Socialpolitik i forhold til bolig, sundhed og social arv

Beskæftigelsespolitik er et sammensurium af interaktioner mellem mange forskellige interessenter, aktører og målgrupper. Tilsammen udgør de det komplicerede system, der omsætter den aktive beskæftigelsesindsats i det sociale møde med borgeren. I Beskæftigelsespolitik og socialt arbejde belyser en række centrale fagfolk de eksisterende forståelser af beskæftigelsespolitik og -indsatser, juridiske forhold, de ledige i beskæftigelsessystemet samt de metoder, som praktikere (socialrådgivere, sagsbehandlere, jobkonsulenter og virksomhedskonsulenter) må forholde sig til i deres daglige arbejde. Denne 3. udgave er gennemrevideret med de vigtigste kapitler bibeholdt. Samtidig er nye kapitler kommet til. Bogen er opdelt i tre dele: Del 1: Arbejdsmarkedet – politik, styring og økonomi Del 2: Socialt arbejde – profession og praksis Del 3: Individ – arbejde og identitet.

SamfNU B er en nye letlæst og aktiverende grundbog til samfundsfag på B-niveau til stx, hhx og hf.Det skal være så engagerende at arbejde med samfundsfag som muligt. Derfor har vi lavet et helt nyt og gennemdidaktiseret materiale, der tager kravene til faglige kompetencer og didaktik og oversætter dem til noget, der kan bruges i undervisningen – med de meget forskellige elever vi har.Bogen præsenterer kapitlerne:Identitetsdannelse og socialiseringKultur og kulturmøderPolitiske partier og ideologierPolitiske beslutningsprocesserMedierDemokrati – hvorfor og hvordan?Velfærd – rammen om det gode livVelfærdsprincipperneØkonomiEU i Europa og verdenMetoderI SamfNU B bliver de forskellige samfundsfaglige dimensioner belyst i kapitlerne og danner grundlag for at eleverne selv kan den viden og de erfaringer, der er forudsætningerne for aktiv deltagelse i samfundet.Hvert kapitel udgør en afsluttet helhed, som man kan arbejde med uafhængigt af de andre kapitler. Der er løbende faglige opgaver, som lægger op til refleksion og diskussion.SamfNU B kaster lys over en række samfundsfaglige problemstillinger – herunder emnerne deltagelsesmuligheder, rettigheder og pligter i et demokratisk samfund, ligestilling mellem køn, kulturelle forskelle og demokratisk dannelse.

Det nære sundhedsvæsen — perspektiver på samfundsudvikling og møder mellem mennesker kaster et analytisk, reflekterende lys over en voksende del af sundhedsvæsenet. Bogen falder i to dele. Den første del omhandler de historiske og samfundsmæssige rammer, som det nære sundhedsvæsen fungerer indenfor. Anden del sætter fokus på møder mellem professionelle og mennesker, som modtager hjælp og støtte i forskellige former i denne del af sundhedsvæsenet, herunder børn og unge, psykisk sårbare, kronisk syge og ældre. Bogen indeholder 22 kalejdoskopiske kapitler med nedslag på det nære sundhedsvæsen, og alle kapitler er skrevet af skandinaviske eksperter inden for de pågældende temaer. Bogen søger at favne det nære sundhedsvæsen bredt, hvor de enkelte kapitler samtidigt graver sig dybt ned i de forskellige temaer i forsøget på at løfte nye forståelser frem. Bogen henvender sig til et bredt spekter af professionelle såsom sygeplejersker, sundhedsplejersker, fysioterapeuter, ergoterapeuter, socialpædagoger, socialrådgivere samt til studerende og undervisere på bachelor- og diplomniveau i sundhedsfaglige og socialpædagogiske uddannelser og til andre med særlig interesse for sundhedsvæsenet.

Integration har været et afgørende emne på den politiske dagsorden og i fagprofessionelle sammenhænge de seneste årtier. Med Integration - dynamikker og drivkræfter foreligger et autoritativt værk, der giver et samlende overblik over området og sætter fokus en række væsentlige spørgsmål: Hvad er integration? Hvad er de centrale teorier på området, og hvilke dilemmaer og dynamikker peger de på? Hvilke udfordringer giver integration i praksis? Hvad er resultatet af de seneste årtiers indsats på området? Bogen er redigeret af Marco Goli, ph.d. og lektor i socialt arbejde på Professionshøjskolen Metropol, og Bent Greve, cand.polit. og professor i samfundsvidenskab på Roskilde Universitet, og rummer bidrag fra en række førende danske forskere og fagfolk.

Our Elgar Concise Introductions are inspiring and considered. They explain the key principles in business and social science and are expertly written by some of the world’s leading scholars. The aims of the series are two-fold: to pinpoint essential concepts and to offer insights that stimulate critical thinking. This insightful Concise Introduction provides an overview of welfare state financing, discussing how different instruments influence individuals’ and companies’ behaviour, the level of state income, as well as willingness to pay taxes and duties. Bent Greve explores the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches, including potential conflicts arising from employment status, inequality, climate change and unhealthy behaviour. Key Features: Provides an accessible introduction on how to finance welfare states Explores the national and international impact of taxes and duties in financing expenditures Examines the direct and indirect influence of welfare state financing on allocation, distribution and macroeconomic stabilisation The Concise Introduction to Financing Welfare States is an essential resource for students and scholars of social policy, sociology, political science, economics and finance. It will also be of interest to policymakers and practitioners in the welfare sector and public finance.

Our Elgar Concise Introductions are inspiring and considered. They explain the key principles in business and are expertly written by some of the world’s leading scholars. The aims of the series are two-fold: to pinpoint essential concepts and to offer insights that stimulate critical thinking. Health and welfare are often analysed separately. This book combines understanding about health and health systems with analysis of the pathways welfare states have to promote improvements in quality of life and reduce pressure on the health care sector. Investigates inequalities in health and healthcare and mechanisms for addressing these. Establishes the link between health and societal development, and how health is a direct corollary to productivity and economic growth Explores indicators for better health and how quality of life can be improved by welfare state intervention Discusses the challenges facing the healthcare industry, including an ageing population, an increase in non-communicable diseases such as heart disease and diabetes, and a shortage of workers. Assessing prevention and intervention strategies in conjunction with financing and management, this Concise Introduction is a fundamental resource for scholars and students of social policy, political science, and sociology. It is also a beneficial read for practitioners and policymakers in healthcare due to its forward-looking insights.

SamfNU B er en praksisnær og aktiverende grundbog til samfundsfag på B-niveau. Bogen gør fagets mål konkrete og tilgængelige, så det bliver lettere at arbejde med i undervisningen. Hvert kapitel kan læses selvstændigt og indeholder opgaver, der inviterer til undersøgelse, refleksion og debat.Udgivelsen behandler centrale emner som deltagelse, rettigheder, ligestilling og demokratisk dannelse. Med relevante eksempler, overskuelige tabeller og illustrationer giver bogen et solidt afsæt for aktiv samfundsdeltagelse og engagerende undervisning.

This book analyses trends and data relating to issues affecting social policy in mature welfare states in Europe, and uses these elements to further our understanding of, and ability to try to say something about, the future of social policy, its direction and content.Looking at the financial crisis of 2008, the refugee crisis in Europe, COVID-19, the climate crisis, ageing populations and the rise of artificial intelligence, it shows how these may also have an impact on future social policy, including what kind of social policy might be needed because of changes in living conditions across the continent.Written by one of Europe’s more prominent social policy experts, this book, the first of its kind, will be required reading for all scholars and students of social policy, social welfare, public policy, sociology and social work.

This book analyses trends and data relating to issues affecting social policy in mature welfare states in Europe, and uses these elements to further our understanding of, and ability to try to say something about, the future of social policy, its direction and content.Looking at the financial crisis of 2008, the refugee crisis in Europe, COVID-19, the climate crisis, ageing populations and the rise of artificial intelligence, it shows how these may also have an impact on future social policy, including what kind of social policy might be needed because of changes in living conditions across the continent.Written by one of Europe’s more prominent social policy experts, this book, the first of its kind, will be required reading for all scholars and students of social policy, social welfare, public policy, sociology and social work.

Understanding Health Systems and Welfare explores the ways in which we understand health care systems and recommends how individuals, health care providers and society as a whole can best use the resources within the systems for maximum benefit. In this enlightening book, Bent Greve examines health care systems from a multitude of perspectives, considering factors such as demographic changes, the steering of health care systems, the value of preventative measures and the challenges and opportunities presented by technological developments. Greve discusses ways in which societies can ensure equitable access to treatment for all generations, income-bands and levels of education. The book recognises that each welfare state manages a different framework, financial model and structural organisation, and encourages individuals and health care providers to better understand the resources available in order to maximise the system’s potential and ensure an overall improvement in wellbeing. This book is an informative read for students, academics and researchers working in welfare sociology, health sociology, social policy, health policy and sustainable development. Accessible and engaging, it will also be of interest to professionals and policymakers working in the health care and welfare sectors.

Multidimensional Inequalities is a deep dive into the historical contexts and contemporary realities that negatively influence society and its structures. It is often overlooked that inequality is not just about income and wealth but rather a broad spectrum of intersecting factors. This book focuses on each aspect individually, analysing its effect on welfare systems, and informs about the instruments available to reduce inequality.

Welfare States have evolved and developed over now close to the last 150 years, although not in all countries at all times in the same direction implying that they are still very diverse. There was a time of golden growth of the welfare states shortly after the second world war, and then after the oil-price shock in 1th 1970’s has, at least since OECD’s pathbreaking book been argued to be in crisis. This has been followed up with discussions of dismantling of the welfare states , and continued after the financial crisis as with further changes, often under the label of austerity and retrenchment. Over the year’s elements either expected to have or having an impact on the development has been many and varied. The elements have, for the same reasons, not been similar across countries and welfare states. However, there are some common traits that have and can be expected to influence contemporary welfare states development also in the years to come. This includes aspects of globalisation, regionalisation, new technology, demography, voter’s expectation and re-structuring of societies. There are however also new challenges to welfare states. The financial crisis showed the vulnerability of welfare states economic systems, but also that the ability to have a stable economy influences the options and ability to continue and be able to afford a welfare state. The recent COVID19 crisis has showed the possible double pressure of welfare states, including if there are strong challenges in several areas at the same time - in this case health and economy then a strong pressure on the sustainability of the welfare state is at play. This combined with the increasing inequality has implied both economic and political problems in a number of countries, and thereby creating new variants of the existing and possible crises in the future. These crises, including the assessment of whether it is in fact a crisis, may vary according to ideas, but also how the individual country is positioned in relation to solving it. At the same time, a number of the aspects mentioned before continues to be possible threats and pressures on welfare states - such as demographic change and the development of new technology. Possible topics is described later. This book thus takes the "temperature" of welfare states, while also trying to assess the strength of the challenges for different types of welfare states/regimes. It analyses and compares several welfare state models - Nordic; Continental; Liberal, including the US; Southern-Europe; Eastern-Europe; China; South-East Asia - and also points to future opportunities.

This unique and forward-thinking book explores how we understand needs in relation to the welfare state and to what extent we can, if at all, measure need.Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, Bent Greve examines the paradoxes and contradictions present when assessing human needs and the welfare state, analysing whether it is possible to meaningfully measure the need for welfare benefits and services in modern societies. The book addresses the crucial question of how the welfare state decides to apportion support, contemplating which needs are society’s responsibility and which are the individual’s own. Comparing welfare states in Europe, it delivers an incisive contribution to the emerging body of literature on this topic and considers how best to balance demand and supply in a way that reduces the expectation on the state.Presenting key arguments on a prescient issue, this book will be an excellent resource for students, researchers and academics interested in sociology and social policy, political sociology, health policy, economics and finance. Exploring the metric assessments of needs and the ways in which the state can deliver, it will also be of interest to professionals working in sustainable development, health and social care and social work.

This fully revised and updated edition of Happiness provides an accessible introduction to the concept of happiness and how it can be applied to public policy in order to help citizens achieve the good life.Countries around the globe want to ensure the best for their citizens. They want them to be happy, have a good life and improve their well-being. It follows that, whilst happiness is based upon individuals’ subjective perception of their own situation, it is important to understand the concept of happiness in order to form policies that might help individuals to achieve what they believe will make them happier. Applying approaches from disciplines across the social sciences, this book explores varying notions of happiness and how these can be applied to create a theoretical understanding of happiness as a concept. The book then demonstrates how the concept of happiness can be used to analyse social policy in welfare states in areas including work, health and migration, as well as to evaluate everyday life and social relationships.This book will be essential reading for students and instructors in a range of subjects in the humanities and social sciences with an interest in the concept of happiness and/or welfare states.

This fully revised and updated edition of Happiness provides an accessible introduction to the concept of happiness and how it can be applied to public policy in order to help citizens achieve the good life.Countries around the globe want to ensure the best for their citizens. They want them to be happy, have a good life and improve their well-being. It follows that, whilst happiness is based upon individuals’ subjective perception of their own situation, it is important to understand the concept of happiness in order to form policies that might help individuals to achieve what they believe will make them happier. Applying approaches from disciplines across the social sciences, this book explores varying notions of happiness and how these can be applied to create a theoretical understanding of happiness as a concept. The book then demonstrates how the concept of happiness can be used to analyse social policy in welfare states in areas including work, health and migration, as well as to evaluate everyday life and social relationships.This book will be essential reading for students and instructors in a range of subjects in the humanities and social sciences with an interest in the concept of happiness and/or welfare states.

At last – a textbook on the public sector for students of social policy, public policy, political science and sociology. This book explains why we have a public sector and what tasks it is expected to perform.Bent Greve presents the key strengths and weaknesses of the public sector in modern European societies in a clear and straightforward fashion. He also highlights the new challenges the sector faces, including changes in global development, demography and technology.Public and private sectors are highly interdependent and Greve explores this relationship and the consequences of choosing different public expenditures and financing. He addresses differences across affluent European economies and demonstrates how countries can develop society as desired whilst ensuring that their economies remain resilient to external crises, such as the financial crisis of 2008 or the Covid-19 pandemic.Highly accessible and informative, this book will be a valuable resource for lecturers and students of social policy, public policy, political science and economic sociology. It is also essential reading for students of public sector management and administration who need to understand the fundamentals of public sector economics and political economy. Its novel interpretation of the broader role of the public sector will also be beneficial for practitioners and policy makers.

Skat, overførselsindkomster, fordeling af ressourcer osv. er emner, der alle giver anledning til store ideologiske uenigheder. Derfor kan det umiddelbart virke vanskeligt at sige noget generelt om den offentlige sektors økonomi – den er uløseligt forbundet med politiske hensyn. Ikke desto mindre spiller studiet af den offentlige sektors økonomi en afgørende rolle. For selv om det er vanskeligt at sige noget generelt om, hvilke politisk-økonomiske mål et samfund bør sætte sig, kan en forståelse af økonomien give anledning til at handle på en måde, så man bedst og mest fornuftigt når de mål, man nu engang har sat sig – uanset den bagvedliggende ideologi. Denne bog præsenterer den offentlige økonomis indretning og måde at fungere på. Bogens første del præsenterer centrale teorier og principper for den offentlige økonomi. Anden del sætter fokus på en række centrale sektorer i den danske økonomi. Tredje del sætter fokus på udfordringerne for den offentlige økonomi nu og i fremtiden. 5. udgave er ajourført med de nyeste tal, litteratur og udviklinger på området, så bogen nu giver en mere omfattende indføring i principperne for den offentlige økonomi. Bogen er redigeret af professor JESPER JESPERSEN og professor BENT GREVE, RUC.

Det danske samfund – ofte betegnet som et velfærdssamfund – er en sammensat størrelse med mange og ofte modsatrettede problemstillinger og udviklingstræk. Denne bog giver læseren et empirisk funderet overblik over, hvordan det danske samfund er indrettet og organiseret, og hvilke logikker der gør sig gældende på centrale samfunds- og velfærdsmæssige områder. De første kapitler giver et overblik over den historiske tilblivelse af den danske velfærdsstat og en overordnet diskussion af, hvad stat, marked og civilsamfund betyder i en dansk kontekst. Herefter sættes der fokus på centrale institutioner, sektorer, temaer og problematikker i det danske samfund. Bogen foreligger her i en grundigt revideret og opdateret 2. udgave og er yderligere tilføjet fire helt nye kapitler, som imødekommer centrale forandringer inden for ligestilling, klima, arbejdsmarked og kunstig intelligens. Bogen er skrevet af førende forskere inden for samfundsvidenskab og retter sig især mod undervisning på uddannelser, hvor der er behov for overblik og viden om det danske samfund i historisk og nutidigt perspektiv, bl.a. samfundsvidenskabelige uddannelser og andre uddannelser på BA- og masterniveau.