Welfare and Work in the Open Economy: Volume I: From Vulnerability to Competitiv

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The Nile on eBay FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Welfare and Work in the Open Economy: Volume I: From Vulnerability to Competitiveness in Comparative Perspective by Fritz W. Scharpf, Vivien A. Schmidt Volume II presents analyses of the experiences of twelve countries and special studies on the participation of women in the labour market, early retirement, the liberalization of public services, and international tax competition. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In this ground-breaking, two-volume study of the adjustment of advanced welfare states to international economic pressures, leading scholars detail the wide variety of responses in twelve countries. Rejecting any notion of convergence to some kind of neo-liberal orthodoxy, they find that most countries have remained true to the basic features of their postwar model as they have liberalized. Moreover, within different welfare-state constellations, while somecountries are still struggling to adjust, others have reached a new sustainable equilibrium. Volume I presents comparative analyses of differences in countries' vulnerabilities and capabilities, theeffectiveness of their policy responses, and the role of values and discourse in the politics of adjustment. Volume II presents in-depth analyses of the experiences of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom as well as special studies in the participation of women in the labour market, early retirement, the liberalization of public services, and international tax competition. Table of Contents 1: Introduction2: Martin Rhodes:3: Herman Schwartz: Internationalization and two liberal welfare states: Australia and New Zealand4: Giuliano Bonoli and André Mach: Switzerland: Adjustment politics within institutional constraints5: Anton Hemerijck, Brigitte Unger, and Jelle Visser: How small countries negotiate change - twenty-five years of policy adjustment in Austria, the Netherlands and Belgium6: Philip Manow and Eric Seils: Adjusting badly: The German welfare state, structural change, and the open economy7: Jonah D. Levy: France: Directing adjustment?8: Maurizio Ferrera and Elisabetta Gualmini: Italy: Rescue from without?9: Mats Benner and Torben Bundgaard Vad: Sweden and Denmark: Defending the Welfare State10: Mary Daly: A fine balance: Women's labor market participation in international comparison11: Bernhard Ebbinghaus: Any way out of exit from work? Reversing the entrenched pathways of early retirement?12: Adrienne Héritier and Susanne K. Schmidt: After liberalization: Public-interest services and employment in the utilities13: Steffen Ganghof: Adjusting national tax policy to economic internationalization - strategies and outcomes Review These books are major benchmark studies of welfare states and the problems of adjustment, and provide lucid and valuable analyses of contemporary capitalism. West European Politics Much of the two books is taken up with charting in very rich and absorbing detail the precise nature of responses and adjustments. There are some truly excellent country studies. West European Politics Long Description In this ground-breaking, two-volume study of the adjustment of advanced welfare states to international economic pressures, leading scholars detail the wide variety of responses in twelve countries. Rejecting any notion of convergence to some kind of neo-liberal orthodoxy, they find that most countries have remained true to the basic features of their postwar model as they have liberalized. Moreover, within different welfare-state constellations, while some countries are still struggling to adjust, others have reached a new sustainable equilibrium. Volume I presents comparative analyses of differences in countries' vulnerabilities and capabilities, the effectiveness of their policy responses, and the role of values and discourse in the politics of adjustment. Volume II presents in-depth analyses of the experiences of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom as well as special studies in the participation of women in the labour market, early retirement, the liberalization of public services, and international tax competition. Review Quote These books are major benchmark studies of welfare states and the problems of adjustment, and provide lucid and valuable analyses of contemporary capitalism. Feature Contributions from leading scholars in the study of welfare states Hotly debated topic Analysis of twelve major countries Cross-disciplinary approach Details ISBN 0199240884 Short Title WELFARE & WORK IN THE OPEN ECO Language English ISBN-10 0199240884 ISBN-13 9780199240883 Media Book Format Paperback Series Number 01 Imprint Oxford University Press Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations graphs and tables Author Vivien A. Schmidt Subtitle Diverse Responses to Common Challenges in Twelve Countries UK Release Date 2000-11-23 AU Release Date 2000-11-23 NZ Release Date 2000-11-23 Pages 420 Publisher Oxford University Press Series Welfare and Work in the Open Economy Year 2000 Publication Date 2000-11-23 Alternative 9780199240876 Edited by Vivien A. 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