{"product_id":"dismantling-the-welfare-state-reagan-thatcher-and-the-politics-of-retrenchment-paperback-9780521555708","title":"Dismantling the Welfare State?; Reagan, Thatcher and the Politics of Retrenchment (Paperback) 9780521555708","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDismantling the Welfare State?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eReagan, Thatcher and the Politics of Retrenchment\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book examines the politics of social policy in an era of austerity and conservative governance.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePaul Pierson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521555708, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 29 September 1995\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages, 1 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23 x 15.4 x 1.4 cm, 0.35 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\"Pierson provides informative, finely grained analyses of the politics of programmed retrenchment in old-age pensions, housing policies, and income support programs....Pierson's theoretical framework provides much insight and understanding of the social welfare policy records of Reagan and Thatcher....this important book can be highly recommended to students and scholars.  It is particularly appropriate for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses stressing national institutions, public policy, or political economy. It is essential reading for welfare state researchers and other scholars interested in the politics of social policy in the contemporary era.\"   Duane Swank, American Political Science Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis 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, 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 programmes of the modern welfare state - the 'policy legacies' of previous governments - generally proved resistant to reform. Hemmed in by the political supports that have developed around mature social programmes, conservative opponents of the welfare state were successful only when they were able to divide the supporters of social programmes, compensate those negatively affected, or hide what they were doing from potential critics. The book will appeal to those interested in the politics of neo-conservatism as well as those concerned about the development of the modern welfare state. It will attract readers in the fields of comparative politics, public policy, and political economy.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: Conservatives and the Welfare State\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Analytical Foundations: 1. The logic of retrenchment\u003cbr\u003e 2. The context for retrenchment politics\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Politics of Programmatic Retrenchment: 3. Retrenchment in a core sector: old age pensions\u003cbr\u003e 4. Retrenchment in a vulnerable sector: housing\u003cbr\u003e 5. Retrenchment in a residualized sector: income support\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Embattled Welfare State: 6. Reagan, Thatcher and the welfare state\u003cbr\u003e 7. Social policy in an era of austerity.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political structure \u0026amp; processes [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political structure \u0026amp; processes\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20structure%20\u0026amp;%20processes%20%5BJPH%5D%22\"\u003eJPH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46003095404824,"sku":"9780521555708","price":24.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521555708i_1e4ed108-4787-4409-8494-7592ca912230.jpg?v=1691369616","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/dismantling-the-welfare-state-reagan-thatcher-and-the-politics-of-retrenchment-paperback-9780521555708","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}