Welfare State Reforms Seen from Below Comparing Public Attitudes and Organized Interests in Britain and Germany /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Ebbinghaus, Bernhard (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Naumann, Elias (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Θέματα: Welfare state.; Social policy.; Political economy.; Politics of the Welfare State.; Comparative Social Policy.; International Political Economy.

Studying the political economy of welfare state reform, this edited collection focuses on the role of public opinion and organized interests in respect to policy change. It highlights that welfare states are hard pressed to reform in order to cope with ongoing socio-economic and demographic challeng...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Introduction: Analysing Organized Interests and Public Opinion Towards Welfare Reforms
• Section 1: Organized Interests, Political Actors, and Social Groups
• 2. Membership or Influence Logic? The Response of Organized Interests to Retirement Age Reforms in Britain and Germany
• 3. Between Power and Persuasion: Explaining the Introduction of Statutory Minimum Wage Laws in Britain and Germany
• 4. Positions of Interests Groups towards Labour Market Reforms in Germany - A Novel Content Analysis of Press Releases
• 5. Class, Union or Party Allegiance? Comparing Pension Reform Preferences in Britain and Germany
• 6. Demand for Healthcare Reform by Public Opinion and Medical Professionals: A Comparative Survey Analysis
• Section 2: Public Attitudes Towards Reforms
• 7. The Popularity of Pension and Unemployment Policies Revisited: The Erosion of Public Support in Britain and Germany
• 8. Trust in Ageing Societies: Confidence in Pensions across Europe
• 9. Does Population Ageing Change Pension Reform Attitudes? A Survey Experiment on Political Knowledge, Ideology and Preferences
• 10. Increasing Conflict in Times of Retrenchment? Attitudes towards Healthcare Provision in Europe between 1996 and 2002
• 11. Conclusion: The Influence from Below - How Organized Interests and Public Attitudes Shape Welfare State Reforms in Europe.