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Dismantling the Welfare State? Reagan, Thatcher and the Politics of Retrenchment

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ISBN-10: 0521555701

ISBN-13: 9780521555708

Edition: 1995

Authors: Paul Pierson

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Book details

List price: $31.99
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 9/29/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.06" wide x 9.06" long x 0.55" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Introduction: Conservatives and the Welfare State
Analytical Foundations
The logic of retrenchment
The context for retrenchment politics
The Politics of Programmatic Retrenchment
Retrenchment in a core sector: old age pensions
Retrenchment in a vulnerable sector: housing
Retrenchment in a residualized sector: income support
The Embattled Welfare State
Reagan, Thatcher and the welfare state
Social policy in an era of austerity