Image from Google Jackets
Image from OpenLibrary

The repoliticization of the welfare state / Ian P. McManus.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2022Copyright date: ©2022Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 0472902865
  • 9780472902866
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Repoliticization of the welfare stateLOC classification:
  • HB3717 2008
Other classification:
  • POL023000
Online resources:
Contents:
1. The Realignment of Welfare State Politics -- 2. Crisis and the Politics of Social Spending -- 3. The European Union -- 4. Germany: Continental European Welfare State -- 5. United Kingdom: Liberal Welfare State -- 6. Sweden: Nordic Welfare State -- 7. Spain: Southern European Welfare State -- 8. -Czech Republic: Eastern European Welfare State -- 9. Conclusion.
Abstract: "The Repoliticization of the Welfare State grapples with the evolving nature of political conflict over social spending after the Great Recession. While the severity of the economic crisis encouraged strong social spending responses to protect millions of individuals, governments have faced growing pressure to reduce budgets and make deep cuts to the welfare state. Whereas conservative parties have embraced fiscal discipline and welfare state cuts, left-wing parties have turned away from austerity in favor of higher social spending. These political differences represent a return of traditional left-right beliefs over social spending and economic governance. This book is one of the first to systematically compare welfare state politics before and after the Great Recession, arguing that a new and lasting post-crisis dynamic has emerged where political parties once again matter for social spending. At the heart of this repoliticization are intense ideological debates over market regulation, social inequality, redistribution, and the role of the state. The book analyzes social spending dynamics for 28 countries before and after the crisis. It also includes in-depth country case studies representing five distinct welfare state types: Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Spain, and the Czech Republic".
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
E-Book E-Book JSTOR Open Access Books Not For Loan

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-219) and index.

1. The Realignment of Welfare State Politics -- 2. Crisis and the Politics of Social Spending -- 3. The European Union -- 4. Germany: Continental European Welfare State -- 5. United Kingdom: Liberal Welfare State -- 6. Sweden: Nordic Welfare State -- 7. Spain: Southern European Welfare State -- 8. -Czech Republic: Eastern European Welfare State -- 9. Conclusion.

"The Repoliticization of the Welfare State grapples with the evolving nature of political conflict over social spending after the Great Recession. While the severity of the economic crisis encouraged strong social spending responses to protect millions of individuals, governments have faced growing pressure to reduce budgets and make deep cuts to the welfare state. Whereas conservative parties have embraced fiscal discipline and welfare state cuts, left-wing parties have turned away from austerity in favor of higher social spending. These political differences represent a return of traditional left-right beliefs over social spending and economic governance. This book is one of the first to systematically compare welfare state politics before and after the Great Recession, arguing that a new and lasting post-crisis dynamic has emerged where political parties once again matter for social spending. At the heart of this repoliticization are intense ideological debates over market regulation, social inequality, redistribution, and the role of the state. The book analyzes social spending dynamics for 28 countries before and after the crisis. It also includes in-depth country case studies representing five distinct welfare state types: Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Spain, and the Czech Republic".

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0

Open Access EbpS

JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.

University of Rizal System
Email us at univlibservices@urs.edu.ph

Visit our Website www.urs.edu.ph/library

Powered by Koha