This is the first book to provide a comprehensive and systematic assessment of the impact of the crisis and austerity policies on all elements of the European Social Model. This book assesses the situation in each individual EU member state on the basis of detailed empirical evidence and concrete case studies.

Contents: Forward 1. The European Social Model in Times of Crisis: An Overview Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead 2. The Baltic States: Convergence with the European Social Model or Further Liberalisation? Jaan Masso and Kerly Espenberg and Inta Mierina 3. France’s Social Model: Between Resilience and Erosion Jérôme Gautié 4. The German Welfare State: From an Inclusive to an Exclusive Bismarckian Model Gerhard Bosch 5. The Greek Social Model: Towards a Deregulated Labour Market and Residual Social Protection Maria Karamessini 6. Recent Changes Moving Hungary Away from the European Social Model Ágota Scharle and Dorottya Szikra 7. Italy: Continuity and Change in Welfare State Retrenchment Annamaria Simonazzi 8. The European Social Model in a Context of Crisis and Austerity in Portugal Pilar González and António Figueiredo 9. Turning Back before Arriving: The Weakening of the Spanish Welfare State Rafael Muñoz de Bustillo and José-Ignacio Antón 10. The Swedish Social Model: Resilience and Success in Turbulent Times Dominique Anxo 11. Britain’s Social Model: Rapid Descent from ‘Liberal Collectivism’ to a ‘Market Society’ Damian Grimshaw Index