The Regional Politics of Welfare in Italy, Spain and Great Britain (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

This book is a study of the increasing territorial variations in the development of sub-national welfare systems that have occurred as an effect of the decentralization of health care and social assistance policies in Italy, Spain and Great Britain. The author examines the political factors that underlie these variations by combining cross-regional and cross-country comparisons using mixed methods. Vampa's main finding is that regionalist parties have played a key role in sub-national welfare building and have used social policy to strengthen their legitimacy in the political struggle against central authorities. In this context, functional political competition between Left and Right has been partly replaced by territorial competition between Centre and Periphery as the main determinant of social policy making. Additionally, mainstream left-wing parties have been torn between maintaining territorial uniformity in social protection and responding to demands for more extensive social services tailored to the needs and preferences of specific regional communities. This book will be of use to academics and policy makers interested in political economy, devolution/decentralisation, welfare, and party politics.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Comparative Territorial Politics
Release date:	September 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Davide Vampa
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	259
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-39006-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > General Books > History > European history > General Promotions
LSN:	3-319-39006-6
Barcode:	9783319390062

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