The New Politics of the Welfare State

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ISBN: 9780198297567 | 0198297564
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Copyright: 6/21/2001

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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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Abbreviations

xii

List of Contributors

xiv

Introduction. Investigating the Welfare State at Century's End

(16)

Paul Pierson

Part I. Sources of Pressure on the Contemporary Welfare State

Round Up the Usual Suspects! Globalization, Domestic Politics, and Welfare State Change

(28)

Herman Schwartz

The Dynamics of Welfare State Expansion: Trade Openness, De-industrialization, and Partisan Politics

(35)

Torben Iversen

Post-industrial Pressures on the Mature Welfare States

(27)

Paul Pierson

Part II. Adjustment Dynamics: Economic Actors and Systems of Interest Intermediation

Welfare State and Production Regimes in the Era of Retrenchment

107

(39)

Evelyne Huber

John D. Stephens

Comparative Institutional Advantages of Welfare State Regimes and New Coalitions in Welfare State Reforms

146

(19)

Philip Manow

The Political Economy of Social Pacts: `Competitive Corporatism' and European Welfare Reform

165

(32)

Martin Rhodes

Part III. Adjustment Dynamics Parties, Elections, and Political Institutions

Political Institutions and Welfare State Restructuring: The Impact of Institutions on Social Policy Change in Developed Democracies

197

(41)

Duane Swank

Political Institutions, Veto Points, and the Process of Welfare State Adaptation

238

(27)

Giuliano Bonoli

Partisan Competition and Welfare State Retrenchment: When Do Politicians Choose Unpopular Policies?

265

(40)

Herbert Kitschelt

Part IV. Comparing Policy Domains

The Comparative Political Economy of Pension Reform

305

(29)

John Myles

Paul Pierson

Who Pays for Health Care Reform?

334

(34)

Susan Giaimo

Labour Market Regimes under Threat? Sources of Continuity in Germany, Britain, and Sweden

368

(42)

Stewart Wood

Conclusion

Coping with Permanent Austerity: Welfare State Restructuring in Affluent Democracies

410

(47)

Paul Pierson

References

457

(44)

Index

501

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