The Repoliticization of the Welfare State

Autor: McManus, Ian
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
Předmět:
Great Recession
Global Economic Crisis
Global Financial Crisis
Worlds of welfare capitalism
Welfare states
Social spending
Social expenditures
Social policy
Welfare spending
Redistribution
Austerity
Retrenchment
Neoliberalism
Partisanship
Left-right political conflict
Political partisanship
Partisan politics
Political parties
Party manifestos
European social spending
European Union
Eurozone
Europe
Government ideology
OECD countries
Germany
United Kingdom
Sweden
Spain
Czech Republic
Liberal welfare state
Social democratic
Social democratic welfare state
Nordic welfare state
Conservative welfare state
Continental welfare state
Eastern European welfare state
Southern European welfare state
bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government
bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics
finance
business & management::KC Economics::KCP Political economy
Druh dokumentu: book
DOI: 10.3998/mpub.12140242
Popis: The Repoliticization of the Welfare State grapples with the evolving nature of political conflict over social spending after the Great Recession. While the severity of the economic crisis encouraged strong social spending responses to protect millions of individuals, governments have faced growing pressure to reduce budgets and make deep cuts to the welfare state. Whereas conservative parties have embraced fiscal discipline and welfare state cuts, left-wing parties have turned away from austerity in favor of higher social spending. These political differences represent a return of traditional left-right beliefs over social spending and economic governance. This book is one of the first to systematically compare welfare state politics before and after the Great Recession, arguing that a new and lasting post-crisis dynamic has emerged where political parties once again matter for social spending. At the heart of this repoliticization are intense ideological debates over market regulation, social inequality, redistribution, and the role of the state. The book analyzes social spending dynamics for 28 countries before and after the crisis. It also includes in-depth country case studies representing five distinct welfare state types: Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Spain, and the Czech Republic.
Databáze: OAPEN Library
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