A long goodbye to Bismarck? : the politics of welfare reforms in continental Europe / Bruno Palier (ed.).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Palier, Bruno, editor.

Series:

Changing welfare states

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public welfare--Europe--History--20th century.

Public welfare.

Welfare state--Europe--History--21st century.

Welfare state.

Welfare state--Europe--History--20th century.

Public welfare--Europe--History--21st century.

Europe--Social policy.

Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (455 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A Long Goodbye to Bismarck? is the first study to provide an exhaustive comparative account of all welfare reforms in continental Europe during the past three decades, covering Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, and Switzerland.

Contents:

Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Prologue: What does it Mean to Break with Bismarck?; 1. Ordering Change: Understanding the 'Bismarckian' Welfare Reform Trajectory; 2. A Social Insurance State Withers Away. Welfare State Reforms in Germany - Or: Attempts to Turn Around in a Cul-de-Sac; 3. The Dualizations of the French Welfare System; 4. Janus-Faced Developments in a Prototypical Bismarckian Welfare State: Welfare Reforms in Austria since the 1970's; 5. Continental Welfare at a Crossroads: The Choice between Activation and Minimum Income Protection in Belgium and the Netherlands

6. Italy : An Uncompleted Departure from Bismarck 7. Defrosting the Spanish Welfare State: The Weight of Conservative Components; 8. Reform Opportunities in a Bismarckian Latecomer: Restructuring the Swiss Welfare State; 9. The Politics of Social Security Reforms in the Czech Republic , Hungary , Poland and Slovakia; 10. Reforming Bismarckian Corporatism : The Changing Role of Social Partnership in Continental Europe; 11. Trajectories of Fiscal Adjustment in Bismarckian Welfare Systems; 12. Whatever Happened to the Bismarckian Welfare State? From Labor Shedding to Employment-Friendly Reforms

13. The Long Conservative Corporatist Road to Welfare ReformsNotes; Bibliography; About the Contributors; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Feb 2021).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CC BY-NC-ND

ISBN:

1-003-69012-2

1-04-077447-4

90-485-1245-X

9781003690122

OCLC:

657635468

Publisher Number:

10.5117/9789089642349