{"product_id":"beyond-the-welfare-state-postwar-social-settlement-and-public-pension-policy-in-canada-and-australia-hardback-9781487500412","title":"Beyond the Welfare State; Postwar Social Settlement and Public Pension Policy in Canada and Australia (Hardback) 9781487500412","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBeyond the Welfare State\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePostwar Social Settlement and Public Pension Policy in Canada and Australia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSirvan Karimi (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487500412\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 2 February 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e360 pages, 17 b\u0026amp;w tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 16.5 x 2.5 cm, 0.68 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026amp;#x2018;This is a well-written and researched book with a wealth of detail and excellent notes, bibliography and index.\u0026amp;#x2019;\u003c\/p\u003e - Andrew Podger (Journal of Pension Economics and Finance vol 16:04:2017)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeoliberal calls for welfare state reforms, especially cuts to public pensions, are a contentious issue for employees, employers, and national governments across the western world. But what are the underlying factors that have shaped the response to these pressures in Canada and Australia?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Welfare State\u003c\/i\u003e, Sirvan Karimi utilizes a synthesis of Marxian class analysis and the power resources model to provide an analytical foundation for the divergent pattern of public pension systems in Canada and Australia. Karimi reveals that the postwar social contract in Australia was market-based and more conducive to the privatization of retirement income. In Canada, the social contract emphasized income redistribution that resulted in strengthening the link between the state and the citizen. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy shedding light on the impact of national settings on public pension systems, \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Welfare State\u003c\/i\u003e introduces new conceptual tools to aid our understanding of the welfare state at a time when it is increasingly under threat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Tables\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcronyms\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Review of Theoretical Perspectives on the Welfare State\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Retirement Income Systems: Canadian and Australian  Cases\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 National Settings, Class Forces and Keynesianism\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Postwar Expansion of  Pension System  in Australia\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Postwar Expansion of Pension System in Canada\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Welfare State Restructuring and Neoliberal Variations in Canada and Australia\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Restructuring of  the Pension  System in Australia\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Restructuring of the Pension  System in Canada\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52702307123480,"sku":"9781487500412","price":45.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/beyond-the-welfare-state-postwar-social-settlement-and-public-pension-policy-in-canada-and-australia-hardback-9781487500412","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}