Explaining the Diversity of Policy Responses to Economic Crisis
by
P. Starke, A. Kaasch, F. Van Hooren
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013
This book presents an in-depth analysis of social policy reactions to international economic shocks in four different welfare states, over a 40-year period. It reveals how expansion and retrenchment are shaped by domestic politics and existing welfare state institutions.