{"product_id":"the-times-they-are-changing-9781444361476","title":"The Times They Are Changing","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times They Are Changing? Crisis and the Welfare State\u003c\/i\u003e presents a series of readings from international policy researchers that examine the effects of the recent financial crisis on welfare states around the world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides comprehensive and in depth coverage of changes in welfare states as a result of the financial crisis\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReveals how the financial crisis is changing our perception of the welfare states\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures contributions from policy researchers and academics from around the world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEditorial Introduction: Overview and Conclusion 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBent Greve\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1 To What Extent Did the Financial Crisis Intensify the Pressure to Reform the Welfare State? 7\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBarbara Vis, Kees van Kersbergen and Thomas H. Hylands\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Falling Back on Old Habits? A Comparison of the Social and Unemployment Crisis Reactive Policy Strategies in Germany, the UK and Sweden 23\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHeejung Chung and Stefan Thewissen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Impact of the Crisis on Australian Social Security Policy in Historical Perspective 41\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter Saunders and Chris Deeming\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 US Social Policy in the 21st Century: The Difficulties of Comprehensive Social Reform 59\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnne Daguerre\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Economic Crisis and Welfare Retrenchment: Comparing Irish Policy Responses in the 1970s and 1980s with the Present 79\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFiona Dukelow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Crisis and Welfare State Change in the Netherlands 101\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMara Yerkes and Romke van der Veen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Explaining Welfare Reforms in Italy between Economy and Politics: External Constraints and Endogenous Dynamics 117\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFranca Maino and Stefano Neri\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Economic Crisis as a Trigger of Convergence? Short-time Work in Italy, Germany and Austria 137\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStefano Sacchi, Federico Pancaldi and Claudia Arisi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Health Care Policy for Better or for Worse? Examining NHS Reforms During Times of Economic Crisis versus Relative Stability 161\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLorraine Frisina Doetter and Ralf Götze\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 179\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408395772247,"sku":"9781444361476","price":19.71,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781444361476.jpg?v=1730502747","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-times-they-are-changing-9781444361476","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}