Dismantling the Welfare State?  -  Paul Pierson

Reagan, Thatcher and the Politics of Retrenchment (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics)

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This book offers a careful examination of the politics of social policy in an era of austerity and conservative governance. Focusing on the administrations of Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, Paul Pierson provides a compelling explanation for the welfare state's durability and for the few occasions where each government was able to achieve significant cutbacks. The book will appeal to those interested in the politics of neo-conservatism as well as those concerned about the development of the modern welf...
1995 Taal: Engels zie alle details...

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1995 Uitgever: University Press Cambridge 223 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 0521555701 ISBN-13: 9780521555708