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Making Markets in the Welfare State: The Politics of Varying Market Reforms

By Jane R. Gingrich

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2011
ISBN
1107004624, 9781107004627
LCC
HD3850 .G487 2011
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1083972 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
Edition
1
Pages
289\289
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-03-10 16:00:00
Политические дисциплины;Политология;Социальная пол

Description

Over the past three decades, market reforms have transformed public services such as education, health and care of the elderly. Whereas previous studies present markets as having similar and largely non-political effects, this book shows that political parties structure markets in diverse ways to achieve distinct political aims. Left-wing attempts to sustain the legitimacy of the welfare state are compared with right-wing wishes to limit the state and empower the private sector. Examining a broad range of countries, time periods and policy areas, Jane Gingrich helps readers make sense of the complexity of market reforms in the industrialized world. The use of innovative multi-case studies and in-depth interviews with senior European policymakers enriches the debate and brings clarity to this multifaceted topic. Scholars and students working on the policymaking process in this central area will be interested in this new conceptualization of market reform.

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