Routledge Studies in the Political Economy of the Welfare State – serie
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Fighting Poverty and Social Exclusion in the EU
A Chance in Europe 2020
Av Matteo Jessoula, Ilaria Madama
Häftad, 2020
791 kr
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In the field of anti-poverty policies, the interplay between the Europe 2020 overarching strategy and the 'Semester' have marked major discontinuity vis-à-vis the Open Method of Coordination for social protection and social inclusion (Social OMC) of the Lisbon phase. This book therefore asks …
Renegotiating the Welfare State
Flexible Adjustment through Corporatist Concertation
Av Gerhard Lehmbruch, Frans van Waarden
Inbunden, 2003
2504 kr
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Why have some countries have been more successful in welfare state reform than others?This book examines the experiences of various countries in reforming their welfare states through renegotiations between the state and peak associations of employers and employees. This corporatist concertation …
Immigration and Welfare
Challenging the Borders of the Welfare State
Av Michael Bommes, Andrew Geddes
Inbunden, 2000
2504 kr
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Immigration and Welfare avoids simplistic and unhelpful notions of the 'threat' of immigration to analyse the effects of immigration on national welfare states in an integrating Europe. It explores new migration challenges, such as asylum seekers and Europe's increasingly restrictive immigration …
Controlling a New Migration World
Av Virginie Guiraudon, Christian Joppke
Inbunden, 2001
2736 kr
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Controlling a New Migration World explores the factors that drive recent migration control policies and, in turn, sheds light on the unintended consequences of policies for the new character of migration. This book asks how we can account for the immigration policies of liberal states. Is the …
Comparing Welfare Capitalism
Social Policy and Political Economy in Europe, Japan and the USA
Av Bernhard Ebbinghaus, Philip Manow
Inbunden, 2001
2504 kr
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This book challenges the popular thesis of a downward trend in the viability of welfare states in competitive market economies.With approaches ranging from historical case studies to cross-national analyses, the contributors explore various aspects of the relationships between welfare states, …
Moral Economy of Welfare States
Britain and Germany Compared
Av Steffen Mau
Inbunden, 2003
2504 kr
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This book investigates why people are willing to support an institutional arrangement that realises large-scale redistribution of wealth between social groups of society. Steffen Mau introduces the concept of 'the moral economy' to show that acceptance of welfare exchanges rests on moral …
Welfare State Reform in Southern Europe
Fighting Poverty and Social Exclusion in Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal
Inbunden, 2005
2504 kr
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This new study delivers a detailed analysis of the efforts being made to reduce poverty and social exclusion in Portugal, Spain, Italy and Greece. After an initial discussion of the 'southern model' of the welfare state, the situation of each country is clearly illustrated. This book also discusses …
Normative Foundations of the Welfare State
The Nordic Experience
Inbunden, 2005
3168 kr
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This is a sharp analysis of the unique Nordic welfare system with urgent lessons for governments and societies across the globe.Welfare programs and institutions tend to be analyzed as instrumental arrangements, overlooking the fact that welfare programs are essentially expressions of moral …
Regulating New Forms of Employment
Local Experiments and Social Innovation in Europe
Av Ida Regalia
Inbunden, 2005
2504 kr
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Using a comparative framework, this new volume focuses on how non-standard employment can be regulated in very different social, political and institutional settings. After surveying these new forms of work and the new demands for labour-market regulation, the authors identify possible solutions …
Politics of Post-Industrial Welfare States
Adapting Post-War Social Policies to New Social Risks
Av Klaus Armingeon, Giuliano Bonoli
Inbunden, 2006
2512 kr
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This new study assesses the welfare state to ask key questions and draw new conclusions about its place in modern society.It shows how the welfare states that we have inherited from the early post-war years had one main objective: to protect the income of the male breadwinner. Today, however, …
Comparing Welfare Capitalism
Social Policy and Political Economy in Europe, Japan and the USA
Av Bernhard Ebbinghaus, Philip Manow
Häftad, 2006
750 kr
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This book challenges the popular thesis of a downward trend in the viability of welfare states in competitive market economies.With approaches ranging from historical case studies to cross-national analyses, the contributors explore various aspects of the relationships between welfare states, …
Pension Reform in Europe
Politics, Policies and Outcomes
Inbunden, 2007
2512 kr
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This new book provides a cross-country comparative analysis of the key issues shaping the latest pension reforms in Europe: political games, welfare models and pathways, population reactions, and observed and expected outcomes.Pension reform has been a top policy priority for European governments …
Pension Politics
Consensus and Social Conflict in Ageing Societies
Inbunden, 2008
1521 kr
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Population ageing and slower economic growth have raised serious questions about the willingness and ability of governments to maintain current social policies. Within this new reality, discussions on the future of public pensions have been predominant in political debates across Europe. This book …
Normative Foundations of the Welfare State
The Nordic Experience
Häftad, 2006
910 kr
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This is a sharp analysis of the unique Nordic welfare system with urgent lessons for governments and societies across the globe.Welfare programs and institutions tend to be analyzed as instrumental arrangements, overlooking the fact that welfare programs are essentially expressions of moral …
Politics of Post-Industrial Welfare States
Adapting Post-War Social Policies to New Social Risks
Av Klaus Armingeon, Giuliano Bonoli
Häftad, 2007
910 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This new study assesses the welfare state to ask key questions and draw new conclusions about its place in modern society.It shows how the welfare states that we have inherited from the early post-war years had one main objective: to protect the income of the male breadwinner. Today, however, …
Welfare State Reform in Southern Europe
Fighting Poverty and Social Exclusion in Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal
Häftad, 2008
910 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This new study delivers a detailed analysis of the efforts being made to reduce poverty and social exclusion in Portugal, Spain, Italy and Greece. After an initial discussion of the 'southern model' of the welfare state, the situation of each country is clearly illustrated. This book also discusses …
Changing European Employment and Welfare Regimes
The Influence of the Open Method of Coordination on National Reforms
Av Martin Heidenreich, Jonathan Zeitlin
Inbunden, 2009
2512 kr
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This book examines how and to what extent the European Employment Strategy and the Open Method of Coordination (OMC) on Social Protection and Social Inclusion have influenced national labour market and social welfare policies.Focusing on the implementation of the OMC in different national …
Regulating New Forms of Employment
Local Experiments and Social Innovation in Europe
Av Ida Regalia
Häftad, 2009
690 kr
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Using a comparative framework, this new volume focuses on how non-standard employment can be regulated in very different social, political and institutional settings. After surveying these new forms of work and the new demands for labour-market regulation, the authors identify possible solutions …
Risk of Social Policy?
The electoral consequences of welfare state retrenchment and social policy performance in OECD countries
Inbunden, 2010
2504 kr
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The Risk of Social Policy? uses a comparative perspective to systematically analyse the effects of social policy reforms and welfare state retrenchment on voting choice for the government. It re-examines twenty elections in OECD countries to show if and how social policy issues drive elections.This …
Role of Business in the Development of the Welfare State and Labor Markets in Germany
Containing Social Reforms
Inbunden, 2011
2504 kr
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This book assesses the role of employers in the development of welfare state and labour market institutions. Building on an in-depth analysis of Germany, a market economy known to often provide economic benefits to firms, this book explores one of the most contested issues in the comparative and …
Pension Politics
Consensus and Social Conflict in Ageing Societies
Häftad, 2011
500 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Population ageing and slower economic growth have raised serious questions about the willingness and ability of governments to maintain current social policies. Within this new reality, discussions on the future of public pensions have been predominant in political debates across Europe. This book …
Pension Reform in Europe
Politics, Policies and Outcomes
Häftad, 2011
907 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This new book provides a cross-country comparative analysis of the key issues shaping the latest pension reforms in Europe: political games, welfare models and pathways, population reactions, and observed and expected outcomes.Pension reform has been a top policy priority for European governments …
Politics of Segmentation
Party Competition and Social Protection in Europe
Av Georg Picot
Inbunden, 2012
1517 kr
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When political parties make policy decisions they are influenced by the competition they face from other parties. This book examines how party competition and party systems affect reforms of social protection. Featuring a historical comparison of Italy and Germany post-1945, the book shows how a …
Pension Reforms in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe
From Post-Socialist Transition to the Global Financial Crisis
Inbunden, 2012
2504 kr
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This book traces and analyzes the legislation and implementation of pension reforms in four Central, Eastern and Southeastern European countries: Croatia, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia. By comparing the political economy of their policymaking processes, it seeks to pinpoint regularities between …
Moral Economy of Welfare States
Britain and Germany Compared
Av Steffen Mau
Häftad, 2014
747 kr
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This book investigates why people are willing to support an institutional arrangement that realises large-scale redistribution of wealth between social groups of society. Steffen Mau introduces the concept of 'the moral economy' to show that acceptance of welfare exchanges rests on moral …
Changing European Employment and Welfare Regimes
The Influence of the Open Method of Coordination on National Reforms
Av Martin Heidenreich, Jonathan Zeitlin
Häftad, 2013
747 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book examines how and to what extent the European Employment Strategy and the Open Method of Coordination (OMC) on Social Protection and Social Inclusion have influenced national labour market and social welfare policies.Focusing on the implementation of the OMC in different national …
Business Interests and the Development of the Modern Welfare State
Inbunden, 2019
2504 kr
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This edited volume provides a synthesis on the question of business attitudes towards and its influence over the development of the modern welfare state. It gathers leading scholars in the field to offer both in-depth historical country case studies and comparative chapters that discuss …
Role of Social Partners in Managing Europe’s Great Recession
Crisis Corporatism or Corporatism in Crisis?
Av Bernhard Ebbinghaus, J. Timo Weishaupt
Inbunden, 2021
2504 kr
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This comprehensive study of the Great Recession and its consequences provides comparative analyses of the extent to which social concertation between government, unions, and employers varied over time and across European countries. This edited volume – a collaboration of international country …
Role of Social Partners in Managing Europe’s Great Recession
Crisis Corporatism or Corporatism in Crisis?
Av Bernhard Ebbinghaus, J. Timo Weishaupt
Häftad, 2023
689 kr
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This comprehensive study of the Great Recession and its consequences provides comparative analyses of the extent to which social concertation between government, unions, and employers varied over time and across European countries. This edited volume – a collaboration of international country …
Business Interests and the Development of the Modern Welfare State
Häftad, 2021
672 kr
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This edited volume provides a synthesis on the question of business attitudes towards and its influence over the development of the modern welfare state. It gathers leading scholars in the field to offer both in-depth historical country case studies and comparative chapters that discuss …
