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Government ideology, economic pressure and risk privatization, how economic worldviews shape social policy choices in times of crisis, Alexander Horn

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Government ideology, economic pressure and risk privatization, how economic worldviews shape social policy choices in times of crisis, Alexander Horn

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-282) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Government ideology, economic pressure and risk privatization

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

9575077431022111365

Responsibility statement

Alexander Horn

Series statement

Changing welfare states

Sub title

how economic worldviews shape social policy choices in times of crisis

Summary

For nearly forty years now, governments in rich democracies have been shifting labor market risks from the state and employers to employees, cutting the generosity of social programs even as they tightened restrictions on eligibility. This book analyzes those changes in eighteen countries and shows that the most important factor in explaining whether cuts are made is the economic worldview of a particular government. While the economic pressures that are typically pointed to as the causes of these reforms do exist, Alexander Horn shows that they are nonetheless secondary to ideology. --, Provided by publisher

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How economic worldviews shape social policy choices in times of crisis

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