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Politics of risk-taking [electronic resource] : welfare state reform in advanced democracies / Barbara Vis.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vis, Barbara.
- Series:
- Changing welfare states.
- Changing welfare states
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Public welfare.
- Comparative government.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (249 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Based on insights from prospect theory, a psychological theory of choice under risk, Vis demonstrates ably that the context in which governments find themselves (losses or gains) affects their attitude towards risk and thereby the degree and type of refor
- Contents:
- pt. 1. The degree and shape of welfare state reform
- pt. 2. Explaining welfare state reform
- pt. 3. Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-242) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-63422-4
- 9786612634222
- 90-485-1236-0
- OCLC:
- 645097400
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