Subject(s): Public welfare in Europe. -- Capitalism in Europe. -- Basic needs in Europe. -- Needs of capital and needs of people- can welfare state reconcile the two -- Capital and welfare : Economic institutions and stratification of human needs, fiscal crisis of state- contribution of O'Connor, enhanced structural power of capital - review and assessment -- Comparative social policies and welfare outcomes : why do levels of human welfare vary across nations, social safety nets in southern Europe, enterprise welfare and economic transition in Russia -- Social policy and economy and alternative futures : Social welfare and competitiveness, basic income- real freedom for all