{"product_id":"the-dual-transformation-of-the-german-welfare-state-9781349513758","title":"The Dual Transformation of the German Welfare State","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncreasingly, the state reduces its social policy commitments towards securing the achieved living standard of former wage earners, which in the past had been the key normative principle of social policy in Germany, while at the same time public support and services for families are expanded.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface Introduction PART I: THE POLICY DIMENSION Evaluating Policy Change: Some Theoretical and Methodological Remarks Historical, Normative and Institutional Foundations of the German Welfare State in the Golden Post-World War II Era Socio-Economic Developments since the mid-1970s The Changing Normative and Institutional Design of Social Policy PART II: THE POLITICAL DIMENSION Theories Explaining Welfare State Change Changing Interpretative Patterns PART III: CONCLUSIONS Can Germany Still be Considered a Conservative Welfare State? Endnotes Bibliography","brand":"Palgrave MacMillan UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742419321175,"sku":"9781349513758","price":40.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781349513758.jpg?v=1758384845","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-dual-transformation-of-the-german-welfare-state-9781349513758","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}