Party Government, Institutions, and Social Protection in the Age of Austerity
Document Type
Contribution to Book
Language
eng
Format of Original
24 p.
Publication Date
2013
Publisher
Springer
Source Publication
Staatstätigkeiten, Parteien und Demokratie
Source ISSN
9783658018528
Original Item ID
doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-01853-5_19
Abstract
In a recent survey of the welfare state impacts of political parties, Manfred Schmidt concludes (2010: 223): “…partisan theory remains a valuable tool in the comparative study of the welfare state in economically advanced democratic states…” Schmidt cites, among other evidence, clear programmatic differences in the early 2000s between social democratic and secular center-right parties on the issue of raising taxes to support enhanced social protection, the mode of welfare state finance, and the overall balance between state and market in the production of welfare.
Recommended Citation
Swank, Duane, "Party Government, Institutions, and Social Protection in the Age of Austerity" (2013). Political Science Faculty Research and Publications. 9.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/polisci_fac/9
Comments
"Party Government, Institutions, and Social Protection in the Age of Austerity" in Staatstätigkeiten, Parteien und Demokratie. Eds. Klaus Armingeon and Manfred G. Schmidt. Wiesbaden: Springer VS, 2013: 307-330. DOI.