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Comparative Welfare State Politics
Author | : Kees van Kersbergen,Barbara Vis |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 265 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9781107005631 |
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Kees van Kersbergen and Barbara Vis explain the political opportunities and constraints of welfare state reform in advanced democracies.
Euro Austerity and Welfare States
Author | : H. Tolga Bolukbasi |
Publsiher | : University of Toronto Press |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2021 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9781487507763 |
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Weighing in on the euro-austerity debate, this book uses case studies from three countries to evaluate the distinctive politics of fiscal policy and welfare state reform during a key period in Europe.
Dismantling the Welfare State
Author | : Paul Pierson |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 135 |
Release | : 1995-09-29 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9781316583531 |
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This book offers a careful examination of the politics of social policy in an era of austerity and conservative governance. Focusing on the administrations of Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, Pierson provides a compelling explanation for the welfare state's durability and for the few occasions where each government was able to achieve significant cutbacks. The programmes of the modern welfare state - the 'policy legacies' of previous governments - generally proved resistant to reform. Hemmed in by the political supports that have developed around mature social programmes, conservative opponents of the welfare state were successful only when they were able to divide the supporters of social programmes, compensate those negatively affected, or hide what they were doing from potential critics. The book will appeal to those interested in the politics of neo-conservatism as well as those concerned about the development of the modern welfare state. It will attract readers in the fields of comparative politics, public policy, and political economy.
Beyond the Welfare State
Author | : Christopher Pierson |
Publsiher | : Penn State Press |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0271018615 |
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First published in 1991, Beyond the Welfare State? has been thoroughly revised and updated for this new edition, which draws on the latest theoretical developments and empirical evidence. It remains the most comprehensive and sophisticated guide to the condition of the welfare state in a time of rapid and sometimes bewildering change. The opening chapters offer a scholarly but accessible review of competing interpretations of the historical and contemporary roles of the welfare state. This evaluation, based on the most recent empirical research, gives full weight to feminist, ecological, and "anti-racist" critiques and also develops a clear account of globalization and its contested impact upon existing welfare regimes. The book constructs a distinctive history of the international growth of welfare states and offers a comprehensive account of recent developments from "crisis" to "structural adjustment." The final chapters bring the story right up to date with an assessment of the important changes effected in the 1990s and the prospects for welfare states in the new millennium.
Religion Class Coalitions and Welfare States
Author | : Kees van Kersbergen,Philip Manow |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 2009-04-06 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9781139479202 |
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This book radically revises established knowledge in comparative welfare state studies and introduces a new perspective on how religion shaped modern social protection systems. The interplay of societal cleavage structures and electoral rules produced the different political class coalitions sustaining the three welfare regimes of the Western world. In countries with proportional electoral systems the absence or presence of state–church conflicts decided whether class remained the dominant source of coalition building or whether a political logic not exclusively based on socio-economic interests (e.g. religion) was introduced into politics, particularly social policy. The political class-coalitions in countries with majoritarian systems, on the other hand, allowed only for the residual-liberal welfare state to emerge, as in the US or the UK. This book also reconsiders the role of Protestantism. Reformed Protestantism substantially delayed and restricted modern social policy. The Lutheran state churches positively contributed to the introduction of social protection programs.
Making Markets in the Welfare State
Author | : Jane R. Gingrich |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 2011-06-23 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9781139499187 |
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Over the past three decades, market reforms have transformed public services such as education, health, and care of the elderly. Whereas previous studies present markets as having similar and largely non-political effects, this book shows that political parties structure markets in diverse ways to achieve distinct political aims. Left-wing attempts to sustain the legitimacy of the welfare state are compared with right-wing wishes to limit the state and empower the private sector. Examining a broad range of countries, time periods, and policy areas, Jane R. Gingrich helps readers make sense of the complexity of market reforms in the industrialized world. The use of innovative multi-case studies and in-depth interviews with senior European policymakers enriches the debate and brings clarity to this multifaceted topic. Scholars and students working on the policymaking process in this central area will be interested in this new conceptualization of market reform.
The Comparative Political Economy of the Welfare State
Author | : Thomas Janoski,Alexander M. Hicks |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 420 |
Release | : 1994-01-28 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0521436028 |
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Time-series analysis - Pooled time-series and cross-sectional analysis - Event history analysis - Boolean analysis.
The Welfare State
Author | : David Garland |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 177 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : POLITICAL SCIENCE |
ISBN | : 9780199672660 |
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This 'Very Short Introduction' discusses the necessity of welfare states in modern capitalist societies. Situating social policy in an historical, sociological, and comparative perspective, David Garland brings a new understanding to familiar debates, policies, and institutions.