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European Welfare Systems: Current State Of Research And Some Theoretical Considerations -- Welfare State Development In Austria: Strong Traditions Meet New Challenges -- Belgium: The Quest For Sustainability, Legitimacy, And A Way Out Of Welfare Without Work -- Impact Of The Reforms Of The Welfare State In Bulgaria After 1989 On Stratification, Solidarity, And Integration Of Groups At Risk -- Between Economic Constraints And Popular Entrenchment: The Development Of The Danish Welfare 1982 To 2005 -- Inequalities And Deficiencies In Social Protection: The Welfare System Of Greece -- The Italian Welfare State (still) In Transition: The Progressive Recalibration Of Social Programmes And Greater Flexibility Of Labour Market Policies -- The Maltese Welfare State: Hybrid Wine In Rightist Bottles (with Leftist Labels) -- The Portuguese Welfare System: From A Corporative Regime To A European Welfare State -- The Slovak Welfare System: Neo-liberal Nightmare Or Welfare Pioneer Of Middle-eastern Europe? -- European Welfare Systems: Diversity Beyond Existing Categories -- Politically Limited Pluralism As European Identity: European Welfare Systems. Edited By Klaus Schubert, Simon Hegelich And Ursula Bazant. Includes Bibliographical References.