{"product_id":"the-comparative-political-economy-of-the-welfare-state-hardback-9780521434737","title":"The Comparative Political Economy of the Welfare State (Hardback) 9780521434737","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Comparative Political Economy of the Welfare State\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book provides a comprehensive explanation and application of time-series, pooled, event history, and Boolean methods to substantive problems of the welfare state.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThomas Janoski (Author), Alexander M. Hicks (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521434737, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 28 January 1994\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e416 pages, 18 b\/w illus.  47 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.6 x 2.6 cm, 0.734 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\"...this is a one-of-a kind volume, an absolute must for macro comparativists, even if they are not engaged in welfare state research per se. It is the perfect manual for advanced graduate students. Even very sophisticated quantitative researchers will require this book, if for no other reason than that its range of coverage exceeds what most experts are individually capable of mastering. Janoski and Hicks plunged into a daunting project that...merits a standing ovation.\"   Contemporary Sociology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eComparative research is exploding with alternative methodological and theoretical approaches. In this book, experts in each one of these methods provide a comprehensive explanation and application of time-series, pooled, event history and Boolean methods to substantive problems of the welfare state. Each section of the book focuses on a different method with a general introduction to the methods and then two papers using the method to deal with analysis concerning welfare state problems in a political economy perspective. Scholars concerned with methodology in this area cannot afford to overlook this book because it will help them keep up on proliferating methodologies. Graduate students in political science and sociology will find this book extremely useful in their careers.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of contributors\u003cbr\u003e List of tables and figures\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Methodological innovations in comparative political economy: an introduction Thomas Janoski and Alexander M. Hicks\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Time-Series Analysis: 2. Introduction to time-series analysis Thomas Janoski and Larry W. Isaac\u003cbr\u003e 3. Direct state intervention in the labour market: the explanation of active labour market policy from 1950 to 1988 in social democratic, conservative and liberal regimes Thomas Janoski\u003cbr\u003e 4. Quality of quantity in comparative\/historical analysis: temporally changing wage labour regimes in the United States and Sweden Larry W. Isaac, Susan M. Carlson and Mary P. Mathis\u003cbr\u003e 5. The politics of public and private investment in Britain John R. Freeman and James E. Alt\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Pooled Time-Series and Cross-Sectional Analysis: 6. Introduction to pooling Alexander M. Hicks\u003cbr\u003e 7. The social democratic corporatist model of economic performance in short- and medium-run perspective Alexander M. Hicks\u003cbr\u003e 8. National variation in the fortunes of labour: a pooled and cross-sectional analysis of the impact of economic crisis in the advanced capitalist nations Philip J. O'Connell\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Event History Analysis: 9. Introduction to event history methods David Strang\u003cbr\u003e 10. Welfare state development in a world system context: event history analysis of first social insurance legislation among 60 countries, 1880–1960 Chikako Usui\u003cbr\u003e 11. British and French political institutions and the patterning of decolonisation David Strang\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Boolean Analysis: 12. Introduction to qualitative comparative analysis Charles C. Ragin\u003cbr\u003e 13. A qualitative comparative analysis of pension systems Charles C. Ragin\u003cbr\u003e 14. The politics of social security: on regressions, qualitative comparisons and cluster analysis Olli Kangas\u003cbr\u003e 15. Conclusion: quo vadis political economy? Theory and methodology in the comparative analysis of the welfare state Thomas Janoski and Alexander M. 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