The clientelistic turn in welfare state policy-making : party politics in times of austerity /: party politics in times of austerity. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Evelyne Hübscher.
• Authors: Hübscher, Evelyne
• Contents: The Clientelistic Turn in Welfare State Policy-Making; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Preface; 1 Yes, They Can -- Partisan Impact on Welfare State Change; 1.1 Party Governments and Their Influence on Welfare States -- Outline of the Argument; 1.2 Key Findings and Contributions of the Book; 1.3 Organisation of the Book; 2 The Politics of Welfare State Retrenchment -- A Re-Assessment; 2.1 Opposing Views on Retrenchment and Welfare State Reforms; 2.2 Ideological or Strategic Policy-Making? An Assessment of Contradictory Theories; 2.3 Chapter Appendix 3 Party Politics and Political Constraints3.1 Changing Demands for Social Policies and Social Protection; 3.2 The Role of Social Policy in Political Competition; 3.3 Party Governments, Political Constraints and Welfare State Reforms; 4 Austerity, Party Governments and Welfare State Output; 4.1 Estimation Technique and Basic Empirical Model; 4.2 Discussion of the Results; 4.3 The Modifying Effect of Political Constraints; 4.4 Changing Patterns of Partisan Effects over Time?; 4.5 Conclusion; 5 The Mechanisms of Clientelistic Politics -- Case Study Framework; 5.1 Selection of Countries 5.2 Selection of Reforms6 Germany; 6.1 Welfare System and Labour Market; 6.2 Institutional Framework and Political Actors; 6.3 Economic Context of Labour Market Policy-Making (from 1970s until the Mid-1990s); 6.4 Analysis of Recent Labour Market Reforms; 6.5 Beschäftigungsförderungsgesetz (BeschfG1994); 6.6 Gesetz zur Reform der Arbeitsmarktpolitischen Instrumente 2001 (JobAQTIV); 6.7 Discussion and Outlook; 7 Ireland; 7.1 Welfare System and Labour Market; 7.2 Institutional Framework and Political Actors; 7.3 Economic Context of Labour Market Policy-Making (from 1970s until the Mid-1990s) 7.4 Analysis of Recent Labour Market Reforms7.5 Financial Act and Social Welfare Act 1996; 7.6 Financial Act and Social Welfare Act 2001; 7.7 Discussion and Outlook; 8 Discussion and Conclusion; 8.1 Contextualisation of the Results; 8.2 Main Findings and Implications; 8.3 Concluding Remarks; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
• Publisher Details: London : Rowman & Littlefield
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 330.126; Political Science: General; Welfare state; Social policy; World politics; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Reference; Political Science: World / European; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781785522994
• Related ISBNs: 178552299X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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