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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236 pages. 1.11x1.11x1.11 inches. In Stock.

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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: Brand New
• Weight: 0.48 kilograms

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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.