This 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, Paul 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 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.
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"Pierson's case studies are especially interesting, for they challenge a widely held view that universal programs are more durable than targeted, means-tested programs....Pierson's empirically rich analysis...constitutes a valuable contribution to an understanding of the politics of the contemporary welfare state." American Journal of Sociology
"...[an] insightful, balanced, incredibly lucid, well-organized account of the durability of welfare state programs....Highly recommended for all research collections." Social & Behavioral Sciences
"...path-breaking study." The Economist
"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
"...[an] insightful, balanced, incredibly lucid, well-organized account of the durability of welfare state programs....Highly recommended for all research collections." Social & Behavioral Sciences
"...path-breaking study." The Economist
"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
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Focusing on the administrations of Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, this text provides a compelling explanation for the welfare state's durability and the few occasions where each government was able to achieve significant cutbacks in an era of austerity and conservative governance.
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The next two chapters provide a framework for the study of retrenchment, setting the stage for a detailed examination of the Reagan and Thatcher records. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
retrenchment advocates, systemic retrenchment, retrenchment outcomes, programmatic retrenchment, welfare state supporters, previous policy choices, retrenchment initiatives, implicit privatization, retrenchment politics, public social provision, retrenchment efforts, conservative governance, retrenchment strategies, policy feedback, substantial retrenchment, welfare state expansion, radical retrenchment, welfare state politics, program supporters, welfare state retrenchment, poverty lobby, private rental market, transitional benefits, welfare state development, welfare state programs Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Child Benefit, Housing Benefit, Family Credit, Labour Party, Basic Pension, New Federalism, Housing Act, Unemployment Benefit, Family Support Act, Social Fund, New Institutionalist, White House, House of Commons, Norman Fowler, John Major, Moderate Rehabilitation, National Health Service, President Reagan, North Sea New!
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The next two chapters provide a framework for the study of retrenchment, setting the stage for a detailed examination of the Reagan and Thatcher records. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
retrenchment advocates, systemic retrenchment, retrenchment outcomes, programmatic retrenchment, welfare state supporters, previous policy choices, retrenchment initiatives, implicit privatization, retrenchment politics, public social provision, retrenchment efforts, conservative governance, retrenchment strategies, policy feedback, substantial retrenchment, welfare state expansion, radical retrenchment, welfare state politics, program supporters, welfare state retrenchment, poverty lobby, private rental market, transitional benefits, welfare state development, welfare state programs Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Child Benefit, Housing Benefit, Family Credit, Labour Party, Basic Pension, New Federalism, Housing Act, Unemployment Benefit, Family Support Act, Social Fund, New Institutionalist, White House, House of Commons, Norman Fowler, John Major, Moderate Rehabilitation, National Health Service, President Reagan, North Sea New!
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- The New Federalism by Michael D. Reagan on 7 pages
- The Welfare State and Canadian Federalism (Queen's Studies on the Future of the Canadian Communities) by Keith G. Banting on 4 pages
- The Politics of Welfare: Continuities and Change by Nicholas Deakin in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism by Gøsta Esping-Andersen in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Not Only the Poor by Robert E. Goodin in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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- Welfare State Futures by Stephan Leibfried on page 148
- Great Transformations: Economic Ideas and Institutional Change in the Twentieth Century by Mark Blyth on page 19
- Global Capital, Political Institutions, and Policy Change in Developed Welfare States (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics) by Duane Swank in Back Matter
- Frankreich Jahrbuch 2004: Reformpolitik in Frankreich (German Edition) by Deutsch-Französisches Institut (dfi) on page 78
- Comparing Policy Networks: Labor Politics in the U.S., Germany, and Japan (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics) by David Knoke in Front Matter
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