The Popularity of Pension and Unemployment Policies Revisited: The Erosion of Public Support in Britain and Germany
Autor: | Ebbinghaus, BO, Naumann, E |
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Přispěvatelé: | Ebbinghaus, B, Naumann, E |
Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Pension
Government Labour economics Economic policy media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Polarization (politics) Welfare state Popularity 0506 political science State (polity) 0502 economics and business Unemployment 050602 political science & public administration Economics 050207 economics Welfare media_common |
Zdroj: | Welfare State Reforms Seen from Below ISBN: 9783319636511 |
Popis: | This chapter provides a comparative analysis of the long-term development of public attitudes towards pension and unemployment policies in Great Britain and Germany (1985–2013). The British and German welfare states are still rather popular. Public support for government responsibility for the elderly is stronger than for the unemployed. Moreover, a trade-off in expenditure preferences favours spending on pensions over spending on unemployment benefits. Claims toward an increased polarization between generations, union/non-union members and left/right supporters seem overblown. Welfare reforms have not led to a counter-reaction but the continued reform pressures have led to a partial erosion of public welfare state support. |
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