The Welfare State as Crisis Manager. Explaining the Diversity of Policy Responses to Economic Crisis.

Starke, Peter; Kaasch, Alexandra; Van Hooren, Franca

ISBN 10: 0230285252 / ISBN 13: 9780230285255

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2013

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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. Series: Transformations of the State. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSB; KCR; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428. . 2013. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Welfare State as Crisis Manager. Explaining the Diversity of Policy Responses to Economic Crisis.
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0230285252
• ISBN 13: 9780230285255
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Peter Starke is a Political Scientist at the University of Bremen, Germany. Recent publications include Radical Welfare State Retrenchment: A Comparative Analysis.

Alexandra Kaasch is a Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Sheffield, UK. Previously she held a post-doctoral research position at the University of Bremen, Germany.

Franca van Hooren is a Post-Doctoral Researcher in Comparative Social Policy at the University of Bremen, Germany. She obtained her PhD from the European University Institute, Italy.