In this first analytical monograph on the subject, George Katrougalos and Gabriella Lazaridis examine the social welfare state of the main four Southern Europea

This volume is the first of its kind to discuss social welfare issues using case studies from a broad range of Southern European countries, both large and small

This book offers a detailed analysis of the efforts made to reduce poverty and social exclusion in Portugal, Spain, Italy and Greece.

'Crisis'. 'Breakdown'. 'Dismantlement.' Since the 1970's, these have become the catchphrases used to describe the condition of the welfare states in Europe, in

The growing literature on comparative European housing policy has played a major part in developing our understanding of the way housing in provided in differen