{"product_id":"the-politics-of-welfare-state-reform-in-continental-europe-modernization-in-hard-times-paperback-9780521183680","title":"The Politics of Welfare State Reform in Continental Europe; Modernization in Hard Times (Paperback) 9780521183680","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Politics of Welfare State Reform in Continental Europe\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eModernization in Hard Times\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book demonstrates that political exchange and coalition building have become the key ingredients for continental European pension reform.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSilja Häusermann (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521183680, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 15 March 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages, 32 b\/w illus.  60 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 15.5 x 2 cm, 0.43 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'Considering its theoretical contributions, it is not an exaggeration to say that this book may … be an incentive for further studies … it is an essential book for both social scientists and policy makers who are interested in the future of the welfare state.' Tuçba Yumakli, Acta Oeconomica\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book challenges existing theories of welfare state change by analyzing pension reforms in France, Germany, and Switzerland between 1970 and 2004. It explains why all three countries were able to adopt far-reaching reforms, adapting their pension regimes to both financial austerity and new social risks. In a radical departure from the neo-institutionalist emphasis on policy stability, the book argues that socio-structural change has led to a multidimensional pension reform agenda. A variety of cross-cutting lines of political conflict, emerging from the transition to a post-industrial economy, allowed governments to engage in strategies of political exchange and coalition-building, fostering broad cross-class coalitions in support of major reform packages. Methodologically, the book proposes a novel strategy to analyze lines of conflict, configurations of political actors, and coalitional dynamics over time. This strategy combines quantitative analyses of actor configurations based on coded policy positions with in-depth case studies.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction: 'eppur si muove' - welfare state change despite institutional inertia\u003cbr\u003e 2. Modernization in hard times: the post-industrial politics of continental welfare state reform\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Pension Reform in Continental Europe: A Framework of Analysis: 3. A new reform agenda: old age security in the post-industrial era\u003cbr\u003e 4. Changing alliances: conflict lines and actor configurations\u003cbr\u003e 5. Reform outputs: strategies of coalitional engineering\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Determinants of Successful Pension Reform in Continental Europe: 6. France - trade union fragmentation as reform opportunity\u003cbr\u003e 7. Germany - institutional obstacles to multidimensional reform politics\u003cbr\u003e 8. Switzerland - recalibration as an enabling mechanism of pension compromises\u003cbr\u003e 9. Conclusion: reform outputs and political implications.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political economy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political economy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20economy%20%5BKCP%5D%22\"\u003eKCP\u003c\/a\u003e], Comparative politics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Comparative politics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Comparative%20politics%20%5BJPB%5D%22\"\u003eJPB\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":46006035972376,"sku":"9780521183680","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521183680i_0db7a1f1-1e20-4586-a8cb-06c40736a862.jpg?v=1691373344","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-politics-of-welfare-state-reform-in-continental-europe-modernization-in-hard-times-paperback-9780521183680","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}