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This comprehensive study of the Great Recession and its
consequences provides comparative analyses of the extent to which
social concertation between government, unions, and employers
varied over time and across European countries. This edited volume
- a collaboration of international country experts - includes eight
in-depth country case studies and analysis of European-level social
dialogue. Further comparisons explore whether social concertation
followed economic necessity, was dependent on political factors, or
rather resulted from labour's power resources. The importance of
social partners' involvement is again evident during the Covid-19
pandemic. Examining contemporary crises, the book will be of
considerable interest to scholars and students of public and social
policies, comparative political economy, and industrial relations -
and more broadly to those following European and EU politics.
This book challenges the popular thesis of a downward trend in the
viability of welfare states in competitive market economies.
With approaches ranging from historical case studies to
cross-national analyses, the contributors explore various aspects
of the relationships between welfare states, industrial relations,
financial government and production systems. Building upon and
combining comparative studies of both the varieties of capitalism
and the worlds of welfare state regimes, the book considers issues
such as:
*the role of employers and unions in social policy
*the interdependencies between financial markets and pension
systems
* the current welfare reform process.
It sheds new light on the tenuous relationship between social
policies and market economies and provides thought-provoking
reading for students and scholars of Comparative Politics, Public
Policy, the Welfare State and Political Economy.
This book challenges the popular thesis of a downward trend in the viability of welfare states in competitive market economies. With approaches ranging from historical case studies to cross-national analyses, the contributors explore various aspects of the relationships between welfare states, industrial relations, financial government and production systems. Building upon and combining comparative studies of both the varieties of capitalism and the worlds of welfare state regimes, the book considers issues such as: *the role of employers and unions in social policy *the interdependencies between financial markets and pension systems * the current welfare reform process. It sheds new light on the tenuous relationship between social policies and market economies and provides thought-provoking reading for students and scholars of Comparative Politics, Public Policy, the Welfare State and Political Economy. eBook available with sample pages: 0203166825
Studying the political economy of welfare state reform, this edited
collection focuses on the role of public opinion and organized
interests in respect to policy change. It highlights that welfare
states are hard pressed to reform in order to cope with ongoing
socio-economic and demographic challenges. While public opinion is
commonly seen to oppose welfare cuts and organized interests such
as trade unions have tended to defend acquired social rights, this
book shows that there have been emergent tendencies in favour of
reform. Welfare State Reforms Seen from Below analyses a wide range
of social policies affecting healthcare, pensions and the labour
market to demonstrate how social groups and interest organizations
differ and interact in their approaches to reform. Comparing
Britain and Germany, with its two very different welfare states, it
provides a European perspective on the changing approaches to
welfare. This book will be of interest to those wanting to learn
more about the politics of the welfare state and of relevance to
students and academics in the fields of political economy and
comparative social policy.
Studying the political economy of welfare state reform, this edited
collection focuses on the role of public opinion and organized
interests in respect to policy change. It highlights that welfare
states are hard pressed to reform in order to cope with ongoing
socio-economic and demographic challenges. While public opinion is
commonly seen to oppose welfare cuts and organized interests such
as trade unions have tended to defend acquired social rights, this
book shows that there have been emergent tendencies in favour of
reform. Welfare State Reforms Seen from Below analyses a wide range
of social policies affecting healthcare, pensions and the labour
market to demonstrate how social groups and interest organizations
differ and interact in their approaches to reform. Comparing
Britain and Germany, with its two very different welfare states, it
provides a European perspective on the changing approaches to
welfare. This book will be of interest to those wanting to learn
more about the politics of the welfare state and of relevance to
students and academics in the fields of political economy and
comparative social policy.
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