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Making Markets in the Welfare State: The Politics of Varying Market Reforms
Contributor(s): Gingrich, Jane R. (Author)

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 ISBN: 1107004624     ISBN-13: 9781107004627
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE: $122.55  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy
Dewey: 330.12
LCCN: 2011011259
Series: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics (Hardcover)
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 9" L (1.23 lbs) 290 pages
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Choice 05/01/2012
 
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Over the past three decades, market reforms have transformed public services such as education, health and care of the elderly. Whereas previous studies present markets as having similar and largely non-political effects, this book shows that political parties structure markets in diverse ways to achieve distinct political aims. Left-wing attempts to sustain the legitimacy of the welfare state are compared with right-wing wishes to limit the state and empower the private sector. Examining a broad range of countries, time periods and policy areas, Jane Gingrich helps readers make sense of the complexity of market reforms in the industrialized world. The use of innovative multi-case studies and in-depth interviews with senior European policymakers enriches the debate and brings clarity to this multifaceted topic. Scholars and students working on the policymaking process in this central area will be interested in this new conceptualization of market reform.

Contributor Bio(s): Gingrich, Jane R.: - Jane Gingrich is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Minnesota. She received her PhD in 2007 from the University of California, Berkeley, and was a Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute from 2008 to 2009. Her research interests focus on comparative social policy, political parties and administrative reform.
 
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