The politics of welfare state reform in continental Europe : modernization in hard times /

"This book challenges existing theories of welfare state change by analyzing pension reforms in France, Germany, and Switzerland between 1970 and 2004. It explains why all three countries were able to adopt far-reaching reforms, adapting their pension regimes to both financial austerity and new...

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Main Author: Häusermann, Silja
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Series:Cambridge studies in comparative politics.
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Online Access:CONNECT