The Repoliticization of the Welfare State
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- Paperback
234 pages
- Release Date
12 July 2022
Summary
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 f…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780472055326 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0472055321 |
| Author: | Ian P. McManus |
| Publisher: | The University of Michigan Press |
| Imprint: | The University of Michigan Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 234 |
| Release Date: | 12 July 2022 |
| Weight: | 151g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
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Critics Review
“McManus’s book marks a turning point in the political economy of the welfare state. After decades of retrenchment, the global financial crisis of 2008 caused a thorough-going ‘repoliticization’ of the welfare state. Left parties suddenly parted ways with the right on austerity and those that did not were badly punished by voters, in some cases even disappearing. Populist parties advocated more spending. In all the different welfare state worlds, politics is back. This fabulous book shows why and how.”
—Mitchell Orenstein, University of Pennsylvania
This book provides a comparative overview of the responses to the global financial crisis and the political dynamics at work in different European welfare states. It makes a strong case for the argument that politics matter (again).
* Elke Heins *This book makes a simple but powerful argument: Partisan conflict about the welfare state is back. To support his case, Ian P. McManus not only brings in a wealth of qualitative and quantitative evidence, but also links the European Union and national level politics in a convincing narrative of post-financial crisis politics.
* Peter Starke *Ian P. McManus
Ian P. McManus is Assistant Professor of Political Science, Emerson College.
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