The New Politics of the Welfare StatePaul Pierson Oxford University Press, 2001 - 514 pages The welfare states of affluent democracies now stand at the center of political discussion and social conflict. In these path-breaking essays, an international team of leading analysts demonstrate that the politics of social policy focus on the renegotiation, restructuring, and modernization of the post-war social contract rather than its dismantling. |
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Round up the Usual Suspects Globalization Domestic Politics and Welfare State Change | 17 |
The Dynamics of Welfare State Expansion Trade Openness Deindustrialization and Partisan Politics | 45 |
PostIndustrial Pressures on the Mature Welfare States | 80 |
Adjustment Dynamics Economic Actors and Systems of Interest Intermediation | 105 |
Welfare State and Production Regimes in the Era of Retrenchment | 107 |
Comparative Institutional Advantages of Welfare State Regimes and New Coalitions in Welfare State Reforms | 146 |
The Political Economy of Social Pacts Competitive Corporatism and European Welfare Reform | 165 |
Adjustment Dynamics Parties Elections and Political Institutions | 195 |
Partisan Competition and Welfare State Retrenchment When Do Politicians Choose Unpopular Policies? | 265 |
Comparing Policy Domains | 303 |
The Comparative Political Economy of Pension Reform | 305 |
Who Pays for Health Care Reform? | 334 |
Labour Market Regimes under Threat? Sources of Continuity in Germany Britain and Sweden | 368 |
Conclusion | 410 |
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Political Institutions and Welfare State Restructuring The Impact of Institutions on Social Policy Change in Developed Democracies | 197 |
Political Institutions Veto Points and the Process of Welfare State Adaptation | 238 |
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