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Welfare and Work in the Open Economy Vol. 2 ' Diverse Responses to Common Challenges '

By Scharpf, Fritz W.

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Welfare and Work in the Open Economy Vol. 2 ' Diverse Responses to Common Challenges '

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In this ground-breaking, two-volume study of the adjustment of advanced welfare states to international economic pressures, leading scholars detail the wide variety of responses in twelve countries. Rejecting any notion of convergence to some kind of neo-liberal orthodoxy, they find that most countries have remained true to the basic features of their postwar model as they have liberalized. Moreover, within different welfare- state constellations, while some countries are still struggling to adjust, others have reached a new sustainable equilibrium. Volume I presents comparative analyses of differences in countries' vulnerabilities and capabilities, the effectiveness of the policy responses, and the role of values and discourse in the politics of adjustment. Volume II presents in-depth analyses of the experiences of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom as well as special studies on the the participation of women in the labour market, early retirement, the liberalization of public services, and international tax competition.

Product details
Number of Pages:
680
Release Date:
2001-03-22
Publication Date:
2000-09-07
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0199240914
ISBN13:
9780199240913
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
1174 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
41 cm
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