Comparing Welfare Capitalism

Social Policy and Political Economy in Europe, Japan and the USA

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

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This book challenges the popular thesis of a downward trend in the viability of welfare states in competitive market economies.With approaches ranging from historical case studies to cross-national analyses, the contributors explore various aspects of the relationships between welfare states, industrial relations, financial government and production systems. Building upon and combining comparative studies of both the varieties of capitalism and the worlds of welfare state regimes, the book considers issues such as:*the role of employers and unions in social policy*the interdependencies between financial markets and pension systems* the current welfare reform process.It sheds new light on the tenuous relationship between social policies and market economies and provides thought-provoking reading for students and scholars of Comparative Politics, Public Policy, the Welfare State and Political Economy.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2006-08-14
Mått156 x 234 x 19 mm
Vikt498 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieRoutledge Studies in the Political Economy of the Welfare State
Antal sidor348
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9780415406536

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1. Introduction: Studying Varieties of Welfare CapitalismPart I: The Origins and Development of Welfare Capitalism2. Business Coordination, Wage Bargaining and Welfare State: Germany and Japan in Comparative Historical Perspective3. Strategic Bargaining and Social Policy Development: Unemployment Insurance in France and Germany4. When Labour and Capital Collude: the Political Economy of Early Retirement in Europe, Japan and the USAPart II: Industrial Relations and Welfare State Regimes5. Welfare State Regimes and Industrial Relations Systems: the Questionable Role of Path Dependency Theory6. Social Partnership, Welfare State Regimes, and Working Time in Europe7. The Governance of the Employment - Welfare Relationship in Britain and GermanyPart III: Pension Regimes and Financial Systems8. Between Financial Commitment, Market Liquidity and Corporate Governance: Occupational Pensions in Britain, Germany, Japan and the USA9. The Forgotten Link: the Financial Regulation of Japanese Pensions Funds in Comparative PerspectivePart IV: The Political Economy of Welfare State Reform10. The Experience Negotiated Reforms in the Dutch and German Welfare States11. The Challenge of De-industrialisation: Divergent Ideological Responses to Welfare State Reform12. Employment and the Welfare State: a Continental DilemmaPart V: Conclusions13. The Politics of Elective Affinities: a Commentary14. Varieties of Welfare Capitalism; an Outlook on Future Directions of Research