{"product_id":"beyond-the-welfare-state-9781487500412","title":"Beyond the Welfare State","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeoliberal calls for welfare state reforms, especially cuts to public pensions, are a contentious issue for employees, employers, and national governments across the western world. But what are the underlying factors that have shaped the response to these pressures in Canada and Australia?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Welfare State\u003c\/i\u003e, Sirvan Karimi utilizes a synthesis of Marxian class analysis and the power resources model to provide an analytical foundation for the divergent pattern of public pension systems in Canada and Australia. Karimi reveals that the postwar social contract in Australia was market-based and more conducive to the privatization of retirement income. In Canada, the social contract emphasized income redistribution that resulted in strengthening the link between the state and the citizen. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy shedding light on the impact of national settings on public pension systems, \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Welfare State\u003c\/i\u003e introduces new conceptual tools to aid our understanding of \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘This is a well-written and researched book with a wealth of detail and excellent notes, bibliography and index.’ -- Andrew Podger * Journal of Pension Economics and Finance vol 16:04:2017 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Tables    Foreword    Acknowledgments    Acronyms    Introduction    1 Review of Theoretical Perspectives on the Welfare State    2 Retirement Income Systems: Canadian and Australian  Cases    3 National Settings, Class Forces and Keynesianism    4 Postwar Expansion of  Pension System  in Australia    5 Postwar Expansion of Pension System in Canada    6 Welfare State Restructuring and Neoliberal Variations in Canada and Australia    7 Restructuring of  the Pension  System in Australia    8 Restructuring of the Pension  System in Canada    Conclusion    Notes    Bibliography    Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409136787799,"sku":"9781487500412","price":49.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781487500412.jpg?v=1730505573","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/beyond-the-welfare-state-9781487500412","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}