The Political Economy of De-liberalization A Comparative Study on Austria, Germany and Switzerland /

• Main Author: Fill, Anna (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Contributions to Political Science,
• Subjects: Comparative politics.; Welfare economics.; Social policy.; Public policy.; Europe-Politics and government.; Labor economics.; Comparative Politics.; Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice/Political Economy.; Social Policy.; Public Policy.; European Politics.; Labor Economics.

This book explores the politics behind "de-liberalization", defined as policy reforms that constrain markets and their underlying mechanisms. By offering a comparative study on the governmental reform strategies and policy choices of Austria, Germany and Switzerland, it demonstrates that d...

Table of Contents:

• 1 Introduction
• 2 De-liberalization in the Age of Liberalization
• 3 The Politics of De-liberalization
• 4 Research Methods
• 5 Austria: De-liberalization as Political Demarcation
• 6 Germany: Attempts of Electoral Compensation
• 7 Switzerland: Late Welfare State Catch-up Processes and Consensus Politics
• 8 Varieties of De-liberalization
• 9 Conclusion and Future Outlooks.