Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 240 pages)
ISBN:
1299642977
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9781299642973
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9781137314840
Series Statement:
Transformations of the state series
Content:
This book presents an in-depth analysis of social policy reactions to international economic shocks in four different welfare states, over a 40-year period. It reveals how expansion and retrenchment are shaped by domestic politics and existing welfare state institutions.
Content:
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- Crisis and the state -- Social policy and crisis management: Research questions and design -- Crisis and change -- The partisan politics of crisis management -- Crises as critical junctures -- Crises as transnational events -- The argument in brief -- The structure of the book -- 2 The Politics of Crisis Response -- A focus on the welfare state and crisis management -- Mapping crisis responses -- Expansion or retrenchment? Explaining the direction of change -- Fundamental or incremental responses? Explaining the quality of change -- Research design and methods -- 3 How the Countries Compare -- Political system -- Welfare state -- 4 The Oil Shocks of 1973 and 1979: Keynesianism and Beyond -- Global economic situation -- International intellectual climate -- The countries compared -- Australia: Turbulent times for the welfare state -- Belgium: The birth of welfare without work -- The Netherlands: The long goodbye to Keynesianism -- Sweden: Sticking to traditional solutions -- Summary: Culmination of two shocks leading to change -- 5 Recession in the 1990s: The Resistible Rise of Neoliberalism -- Global economic situation -- International intellectual climate -- The countries compared -- Australia: A bold reaction -- Belgium: (Almost) a non-reaction -- The Netherlands: A crisis of inactivity -- Sweden: Benefit cutbacks but retaining the commitment? -- Summary: Developments in different directions -- 6 Managing the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 and Its Aftermath: The Role of Social Policy -- Global economic situation -- International intellectual climate -- The countries compared -- An Australian miracle? -- Belgium: Steering a ship without captain -- The Netherlands: Retrenchment in action.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; Crisis and the state; Social policy and crisis management: Research questions and design; Crisis and change; The partisan politics of crisis management; Crises as critical junctures; Crises as transnational events; The argument in brief; The structure of the book; 2 The Politics of Crisis Response; A focus on the welfare state and crisis management; Mapping crisis responses; Expansion or retrenchment? Explaining the direction of change
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Fundamental or incremental responses? Explaining the quality of changeResearch design and methods; 3 How the Countries Compare; Political system; System of interest intermediation; Welfare state; 4 The Oil Shocks of 1973 and 1979: Keynesianism and Beyond; Global economic situation; International intellectual climate; The countries compared; Summary: Culmination of two shocks leading to change; 5 Recession in the 1990s: The Resistible Rise of Neoliberalism; Global economic situation; International intellectual climate; The countries compared; Summary: Developments in different directions
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6 Managing the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 and Its Aftermath: The Role of Social PolicyGlobal economic situation; International intellectual climate; The countries compared; Summary: A temporary revival of the welfare state?; 7 Conclusion; The welfare state as crisis manager: Diverse responses to similar problems; The conditional impact of partisan ideology; Crises as critical junctures? The importance of crisis routines; Are large countries different?; Implications for the study of public policy; Preparing for the next crisis: Welfare state resilience revisited; Appendix 1: Party Systems
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Appendix 2: Governmental MajoritiesNotes; References; Index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1299656021
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781137328557
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781349330423
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 1-299-65602-1
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
URL:
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Author information:
Hooren, Franca van
Author information:
Starke, Peter 1977-
Author information:
Kaasch, Alexandra 1977-
