The welfare state as crisis manager : explaining the diversity of policy responses to economic crisis
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The welfare state as crisis manager : explaining the diversity of policy responses to economic crisis
（Transformations of the state）
Palgrave Macmillan, 2013
Available at 9 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-235) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book presents an in-depth analysis of social policy reactions to international economic shocks in four different welfare states, over a 40-year period. It reveals how expansion and retrenchment are shaped by domestic politics and existing welfare state institutions.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1. The Politics of Crisis Response 2. How the Countries Compare 3. The Oil Shocks of 1973 and 1979: Keynesianism and Beyond 4. Recession in the 1990s: The Resistible Rise of Neoliberalism 5. Managing the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 and its Aftermath: The Role of Social Policy Conclusion
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