{"product_id":"beyond-the-welfare-state-the-new-political-economy-of-welfare-3e-9780745635217","title":"Beyond the Welfare State  The New Political Economy of Welfare 3e","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Third edition of an established key text on the welfare state.  * Offers comprehensive and remarkably well-informed introduction to classic and contemporary debates, as well as the future of welfare.  * Draws on an international range of examples and literature, including US, continental and northern Europe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcclaim for previous edition:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Students thirsty to understand the wider dimensions of welfare state policy would do well to turn to \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Welfare State?\u003c\/i\u003e Its sweep is wide, it is well-ordered and up to date. Most welcome of all, it is clear.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimes Higher Education Supplement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcclaim for this edition:\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBeyond the Welfare State?\u003c\/i\u003e draws on a careful and exhaustive review of both the theoretical literature and empirical evidence on the contemporary Western welfare state and social democracy. Pierson's overview of the forces that propelled comparative welfare state development, crisis, and change is masterful, critical, and balanced. Packed with fresh insights and sharp reasoning, the book manages to pull together what it is important to know in the field of comparative welfare state studies. It is just about the best review of the literature currently available – a perfect text for upper-level university courses.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGøsta Esping-Andersen, \u003ci\u003ePompeu Fabra University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Given the complexity of modern welfare states and the plethora of opinion surrounding them, attempting to give a theoretically rich and empirically comprehensive accounting of both the state of contemporary welfare states and the state of theory about them seems an impossible task. Yet this is exactly what Christopher Pierson has achieved. Combining a detailed multi-country historical overview with a theoretical summary that is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the real \"state\" of the modern welfare state, \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Welfare State?\u003c\/i\u003e is a tour de force of comparative analysis.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Blyth, \u003ci\u003eJohn Hopkins University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowldgements\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 Capitalism, Social Democracy and the Welfare State I:\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndustrialism, Modernization and Social Democracy\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2Capitalism, Social Democracy and the Welfare State II: Political Economy and the Welfare State\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 Capitalism, Social Democracy and the Welfare State III: New Social Movements and the Welfare State\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4Origins and Development of the Welfare State 1880-1975\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 After the ‘Golden Age': From ‘Crisis’ to ‘Containment'\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 Retrenchment and Recalibration\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7 Beyond the Welfare State?\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767975870807,"sku":"9780745635217","price":22.52,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745635217.jpg?v=1758715754","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/beyond-the-welfare-state-the-new-political-economy-of-welfare-3e-9780745635217","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}