Party Politics and Social Welfare - Comparing Christian and Social Democracy in Austria, Germany and the Netherlands (Hardcover)

Christian and Social Democratic parties have been the driving force behind welfare state developments post-WWII. This valuable book investigates whether continued party differences have contributed significantly to the design of social welfare in three conservative welfare states, Austria, Germany and the Netherlands, since the mid-1970s. Rather than assuming continued differences or convergence between parties, the primary focus is to empirically analyze party positions with regard to employment and labour market policies, social security, and family policies as well as the implemented policies themselves. The analysis demonstrates how changed interpretative patterns have led to a programmatic convergence amongst Christian Democrats and Social Democrats, largely resulting in a liberal-communitarian approach to the development of social welfare policies. Providing a comprehensive approach to welfare state analysis and scrutinizing the policy domains of employment, social security and family policies, this book will be of great interest to political scientists and sociologists interested in welfare state developments. It will also appeal to lecturers and postgraduate students in (comparative) social policy.

General

Imprint:	Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Globalization and Welfare series
Release date:	May 2008
Authors:	Martin Seeleib-Kaiser • Silke van Dyk • Martin Roggenkamp
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	232
ISBN-13:	978-1-84542-542-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > General
LSN:	1-84542-542-1
Barcode:	9781845425425

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