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Politics of Segmentation: Party Competition and Social Protection in Europe book cover

1st Edition

Politics of Segmentation Party Competition and Social Protection in Europe

By Georg Picot Copyright 2012
240 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge
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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 high number of parties and ideological polarisation lead to fragmented and unequal social benefits.... Read more

Introduction  1. Party Competition and Social Protection  2. Comparing Italy and Germany  Part 1: Policy Segmentation Across Countries and Time  3. Segmentation of Unemployment Benefits in Advanced Welfare States Today  4. Italy and Germany: Policy Divergence after World War II  5. Italy and Germany: Changing Trends during Welfare State Restructuring  Part 2: The Impact of Party Competition  6. Explaining Labour Market Reforms in Italy and Germany  7. Italy and Germany: Political Driving Forces behind Different Post-War Paths  8. Germany: Two Political Logics of Segmenting Reforms  9. Italy: Party System Change Facilitating De-Segmentation  10. Party Competition and Benefit Segmentation Across Advanced Welfare States  11. Conclusions and Future Research

Biography

Georg Picot is Lecturer in Comparative Social Policy at the University of Oxford, UK.

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