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Studying the political economy of welfare state reform, this edited collection focuses on the role of public opinion and organized interests in respect to polic

In discussions of economics, governance, and society in the Nordic countries, “the welfare state” is a well-worn analytical concept. However, there has been

In the Trente Glorieuses era of economic prosperity that followed World War II, Italy grew into one of Europe's--and, indeed, the world's--largest economies. Wh

Over the past three decades, market reforms have transformed public services such as education, health, and care of the elderly. Whereas previous studies presen

Few discussions in modern social science have occupied as much attention as the changing nature of welfare states in western societies. Gosta Esping-Andersen, o