Georg Picot

Politics of Segmentation

Party Competition and Social Protection in Europe

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Produktbeschreibung

When political parties make policy decisions they are influenced by the competition they face from other parties. This book examines how party competition and party systems affect reforms of social protection. Featuring a historical comparison of Italy and Germany post-1945, the book shows how a high number of parties and ideological polarisation lead to fragmented and unequal social benefits.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Januar 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 490g
• ISBN-13: 9780415665612
• ISBN-10: 0415665612
• Artikelnr.: 33380667

Autorenporträt

Georg Picot is Lecturer in Comparative Social Policy at the University of Oxford, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Party Competition and Social Protection 2. Comparing Italy
and Germany Part 1: Policy Segmentation Across Countries and Time 3.
Segmentation of Unemployment Benefits in Advanced Welfare States Today 4.
Italy and Germany: Policy Divergence after World War II 5. Italy and
Germany: Changing Trends during Welfare State Restructuring Part 2: The
Impact of Party Competition 6. Explaining Labour Market Reforms in Italy
and Germany 7. Italy and Germany: Political Driving Forces behind Different
Post-War Paths 8. Germany: Two Political Logics of Segmenting Reforms 9.
Italy: Party System Change Facilitating De-Segmentation 10. Party
Competition and Benefit Segmentation Across Advanced Welfare States 11.
Conclusions and Future Research