Federalism and the welfare state : new world and European experiences /

This unique and provocative volume written by ten leading experts is a comparative study of the evolution of political institutions and welfare states in the six oldest federal states - Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Switzerland and the US. The study reveals that federalism impedes and facilit...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Obinger, Herbert, 1970-, Leibfried, Stephan, 1944-, Castles, Francis Geoffrey
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Subjects:
Social policy > Case studies.
Federal government > Case studies.
Democracy > Case studies.
Politique sociale > Études de cas.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > General.
Democracy.
Federal government.
Social policy.
Case studies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Preface; Note on illustrations; 1 Introduction: Federalism and the welfare state; Federalism and social policy; Varieties of federalism; Varieties of welfare states; How federalism affects the welfare state: theoretical approaches; The book at a glance; 2 Australia: Federal constraints and institutional innovations; 3 Canada: Nation-building in a federal welfare state; 4 The United States: Federalism and its counter-factuals; 5 Austria: Strong parties in a weak federal polity.

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