| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 363 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Preface; Note on illustrations; 1 Introduction: Federalism and the welfare state; Federalism and social policy; Varieties of federalism; Varieties of welfare states; How federalism affects the welfare state: theoretical approaches; The book at a glance; 2 Australia: Federal constraints and institutional innovations; 3 Canada: Nation-building in a federal welfare state; 4 The United States: Federalism and its counter-factuals; 5 Austria: Strong parties in a weak federal polity. |
| Summary |
This unique and provocative volume written by ten leading experts is a comparative study of the evolution of political institutions and welfare states in the six oldest federal states - Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Switzerland and the US. The study reveals that federalism impedes and facilitates social policy development. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Social policy -- Case studies.
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Social policy -- Case studies. |
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Social policy. |
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Federal government -- Case studies.
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Federal government. |
| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Subject |
Democracy -- Case studies.
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Democracy. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Case studies.
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| Added Author |
Obinger, Herbert, 1970-
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Leibfried, Stephan, 1944-
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Castles, Francis Geoffrey.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Federalism and the welfare state. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005 0521847389 0521611849 (DLC) 2004051187 (OCoLC)56032653 |
| ISBN |
0511113560 (electronic book) |
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9780511113567 (electronic book) |
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0511113056 |
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9780511113055 |
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9780511491856 (ebook) |
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0511491859 (ebook) |
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9780521847384 (hardback) |
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0521847389 (hardback) |
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1280416122 |
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9781280416125 |
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0521611849 (paperback) |
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