The Welfare State as Crisis Manager: Explaining the Diversity of Policy Responses to Economic Crisis (Transformations of the State)

Starke, P.; Kaasch, A.; Hooren, F. Van

ISBN 10: 1349330426 / ISBN 13: 9781349330423

Published by MacMillan, 2013

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pp. 240 1st ed. 2013 edition NO-PA16APR2015-KAP.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Welfare State as Crisis Manager: Explaining the Diversity of Policy Responses to Economic Crisis (Transformations of the State)
• Publisher: MacMillan
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1349330426
• ISBN 13: 9781349330423
• Binding: Soft cover
• 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.