Transformation of the Welfare State - Gilbert, Neil (Chernin Professor of Social Welfare and Social Service, Chernin Professor of Social Welfare and Social Service, University of California, Berkeley)

Argues that the changes in welfare policy in Europe and the US are not marginal adjustments to the borders of the welfare state, but represent a fundamental shift or transformation in the design and philosophy of social protection. This work also provides evidence of how the system changes the nature of social cohesion.