Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics - Reagan, Thatcher and the Politics of Retrenchment

Klappentext A wonderful book- certain to be the benchmark study of Welfare states in hard times. Pierson's linkage of policy feedbacks and political institutions provides a rich analytical perspective that will guide research in comparative policy for many years to come. Zusammenfassung This book examines the politics of social policy in an era of austerity and conservative governance. Focusing on the administrations of Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher! Pierson provides a compelling explanation for the welfare state's durability and for the few occasions where each government was able to achieve significant cutbacks. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Conservatives and the Welfare State; Part I. Analytical Foundations: 1. The logic of retrenchment; 2. The context for retrenchment politics; Part II. The Politics of Programmatic Retrenchment: 3. Retrenchment in a core sector: old age pensions; 4. Retrenchment in a vulnerable sector: housing; 5. Retrenchment in a residualized sector: income support; Part III. The Embattled Welfare State: 6. Reagan, Thatcher and the welfare state; 7. Social policy in an era of austerity.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Pierson, Paul (Harvard University Pierson
• Assisted by: Robert H. Bates (Editor), Peter Lange (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.09.1995
• EAN: 9780521555708
• ISBN: 978-0-521-55570-8
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 228 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics; Print On Demand; Cambridge Studies in Comparati; Print on Demand
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education