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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.
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"The great virtue of this book is that it brings together good empirical evidence and analysis of how welfare states respond to and manage crises over time, from a variety of settings." - Peter Taylor-Gooby, Professor of Social Policy, University of Kent, UK
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
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.
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.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Welfare State as Crisis Manager
Book Subtitle: Explaining the Diversity of Policy Responses to Economic Crisis
Authors: Peter Starke, Alexandra Kaasch, Franca Hooren
Series Title: Transformations of the State
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137314840
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social Sciences Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-28525-5Published: 07 May 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-33042-3Published: 01 January 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-31484-0Published: 07 May 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 240
Topics: Politics of the Welfare State, Public Economics, Comparative Politics, Social Policy, Social Care, Political Science