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Dismantling the Welfare State?: Reagan, Thatcher and the Politics of Retrenchment - Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics Pierson, Paul (Harvard University, Massachusetts)
Dismantling the Welfare State?: Reagan, Thatcher and the Politics of Retrenchment - Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
Pierson, Paul (Harvard University, Massachusetts)
This book examines the politics of social policy in an era of austerity and conservative governance. Focusing on the administrations of Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, Pierson provides a compelling explanation for the welfare state's durability and for the few occasions where each government was able to achieve significant cutbacks.
224 pages, 1 b/w illus.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | September 29, 1995 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521555708 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 224 |
| Dimensions | 153 × 228 × 14 mm · 346 g |
| Language | English |