Dismantling the welfare state? : Reagan, Thatcher, and the politics of retrenchment

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Dismantling the welfare state? : Reagan, Thatcher, and the politics of retrenchment

Paul Pierson

(Cambridge studies in comparative politics)

Cambridge University Press, 1995, c1994

1st pbk. ed

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First hardback ed. published in 1994

Includes bibliographical references and index

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内容説明

This book offers a careful examination of 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. The programmes of the modern welfare state - the 'policy legacies' of previous governments - generally proved resistant to reform. Hemmed in by the political supports that have developed around mature social programmes, conservative opponents of the welfare state were successful only when they were able to divide the supporters of social programmes, compensate those negatively affected, or hide what they were doing from potential critics. The book will appeal to those interested in the politics of neo-conservatism as well as those concerned about the development of the modern welfare state. It will attract readers in the fields of comparative politics, public policy, and political economy.

目次

  • 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.

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