Foreword;

What is it all about?;

Introduction;

Basic concepts;

Why inequality matters;

Dualization and the labour market;

What form has the development in welfare spending taken?;

Has social cohesion been eroded?;

What do we know about citizens' perception of the welfare state? ~ Anders Ejrnæs and Bent Greve;

Populism, welfare chauvinism and hostility towards immigrants ~ Anders Ejrnæs and Bent Greve;

Concluding remarks.

Bent Greve is Professor in Welfare State Analysis in the Department of Society and Business at Roskilde University in Denmark. He has published intensively on issues related to welfare states and their changes.