| | | Southern European Welfare States: Identity, Problems and Prospects for Reform by Martin Rhodes | | 1 |
| | | Social Welfare and the Family in Southern Europe by Claude Martin | | 23 |
| | | Is the South so Different?: Italian and Spanish Families in Comparative Perspective by Teresa Jurado Guerrero and Manuela Naldini | | 42 |
| | | Social Protection in Contemporary Greece by Haris Symeonidou | | 67 |
| | | Social Exclusion and Minimum Income Programmes in Spain by Miguel Laparra and Manuel Aguilar | | 87 |
| | | Regional Decentralization and Health Care Reform in Spain (1976-1996) by Ana Rico | | 115 |
| | | Social Assistance and the North-South Cleavage in Italy by Valeria Fargion | | 135 |
| | | The Italian National Health Service and the Challenge of Privatization by Elena Granaglia | | 155 |
| | | Policies for the Unemployed and Social Shock Absorbers: The Italian Experience by Carlo DellAringa and Manuela Samek Lodovici | | 172 |
| | | Welfare States and Anti-Poverty Regimes: The Case of Portugal by Jose A. Pereirinha | | 198 |
| | | The Transformation of the Portuguese Social Security System by Pierre Guibentif | | 219 |
| | | Reclaiming Welfare: The Politics of French Social Protection Reform by Giuliano Bonoli and Bruno Palier | | 240 |
| | | Dimensions of Social Policy in Greece by Dimitrios N. Venieris | | 260 |
| | | Biographical Notes | | 270 |
| | | Index | | 275 |