Development and Crisis of the Welfare State: Parties and Policies in Global Markets

by Evelyne Huber, John Stephens, John D. Stephens

Book Overview

Evelyne Huber and John D. Stephens offer the most systematic examination to date of the origins, character, effects, and prospects of generous welfare states in advanced industrial democracies in the post--World War II era. They demonstrate that prolonged government by different parties results in markedly different welfare states, with strong differences in levels of poverty and inequality. Combining quantitative studies with historical qualitative...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226356477
• ISBN13: 9780226356471
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"