Routledge/EUI Studies in the Political Economy of the Welfare State

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1. Changing European Employment and Welfare Regimes

   The Influence of the Open Method of Coordination on National Reforms

   Edited by Martin Heidenreich, Jonathan Zeitlin

   Series: Routledge/EUI Studies in the Political Economy of the Welfare State

   This book examines how and to what extent the European Employment Strategy and the Open Method of Coordination (OMC) on Social Protection and Social Inclusion have influenced national labour market and social welfare policies. Focusing on the implementation of the OMC in different national...

   Published March 11th 2013 by Routledge
2. Pension Reforms in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe

   From Post-Socialist Transition to the Global Financial Crisis

   By Igor Guardiancich

   Series: Routledge/EUI Studies in the Political Economy of the Welfare State

   This book traces and analyzes the legislation and implementation of pension reforms in four Central, Eastern and Southeastern European countries: Croatia, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia. By comparing the political economy of their policymaking processes, it seeks to pinpoint regularities between...

   Published July 18th 2012 by Routledge
3. Politics of Segmentation

   Party Competition and Social Protection in Europe

   By Georg Picot

   Series: Routledge/EUI Studies in the Political Economy of the Welfare State

   When political parties make policy decisions they are influenced by the competition they face from other parties. This book examines how party competition and party systems affect reforms of social protection. Featuring a historical comparison of Italy and Germany post-1945, the book shows how a...

   Published January 19th 2012 by Routledge
4. The Role of Business in the Development of the Welfare State and Labor Markets in Germany

   Containing Social Reforms

   By Thomas Paster

   Series: Routledge/EUI Studies in the Political Economy of the Welfare State

   This book assesses the role of employers in the development of welfare state and labour market institutions. Building on an in-depth analysis of Germany, a market economy known to often provide economic benefits to firms, this book explores one of the most contested issues in the comparative and...

   Published December 12th 2011 by Routledge
5. Pension Reform in Europe

   Politics, Policies and Outcomes

   Edited by Camila Arza, Martin Kohli

   Series: Routledge/EUI Studies in the Political Economy of the Welfare State

   This new book provides a cross-country comparative analysis of the key issues shaping the latest pension reforms in Europe: political games, welfare models and pathways, population reactions, and observed and expected outcomes. Pension reform has been a top policy priority for European governments...

   Published March 13th 2011 by Routledge
6. Pension Politics

   Consensus and Social Conflict in Ageing Societies

   By Patrik Marier

   Series: Routledge/EUI Studies in the Political Economy of the Welfare State

   Population ageing and slower economic growth have raised serious questions about the willingness and ability of governments to maintain current social policies. Within this new reality, discussions on the future of public pensions have been predominant in political debates across Europe. This...

   Published February 1st 2011 by Routledge
7. The Risk of Social Policy?

   The electoral consequences of welfare state retrenchment and social policy performance in OECD countries

   By Nathalie Giger

   Series: Routledge/EUI Studies in the Political Economy of the Welfare State

   The Risk of Social Policy? uses a comparative perspective to systematically analyse the effects of social policy reforms and welfare state retrenchment on voting choice for the government. It re-examines twenty elections in OECD countries to show if and how social policy issues drive elections....

   Published November 30th 2010 by Routledge
8. Regulating New Forms of Employment

   Local Experiments and Social Innovation in Europe

   Edited by Ida Regalia

   Series: Routledge/EUI Studies in the Political Economy of the Welfare State

   Using a comparative framework, this new volume focuses on how non-standard employment can be regulated in very different social, political and institutional settings. After surveying these new forms of work and the new demands for labour-market regulation, the authors identify possible solutions...

   Published March 4th 2009 by Routledge
9. Welfare State Reform in Southern Europe

   Fighting Poverty and Social Exclusion in Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal

   Edited by Maurizio Ferrera

   Series: Routledge/EUI Studies in the Political Economy of the Welfare State

   This new study delivers a detailed analysis of the efforts being made to reduce poverty and social exclusion in Portugal, Spain, Italy and Greece. After an initial discussion of the 'southern model' of the welfare state, the situation of each country is clearly illustrated. This book also...

   Published June 9th 2008 by Routledge
10. The Politics of Post-Industrial Welfare States

    Adapting Post-War Social Policies to New Social Risks

    Edited by Klaus Armingeon, Giuliano Bonoli

    Series: Routledge/EUI Studies in the Political Economy of the Welfare State

    This new study assesses the welfare state to ask key questions and draw new conclusions about its place in modern society. It shows how the welfare states that we have inherited from the early post-war years had one main objective: to protect the income of the male breadwinner. Today, however,...

    Published October 21st 2007 by Routledge