The Future of welfare states?

This chapter attempts to condense the knowledge that can be deduced from the chapters in the book, combined with an interpretation of the key challenges for welfare states. There seems to be no doubt that there will still be a need for welfare states in one way or another, although the form, size and approach will continue to differ across countries - and in broader groups of welfare regimes.The challenges that are looked at in more detail in this chapter is: Technology, Demography, Financing, Inequality and Legitimacy. These five elements are often connected, although they are presented here separately