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Author Vis, Barbara.

Title Politics of risk-taking : welfare state reform in advanced democracies / Barbara Vis.

Publication Info. Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2010]
©2010
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Description 1 online resource (247 pages) : illustrations.
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Series Changing welfare states
Changing welfare states.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-242) and index.
Contents Table of Contents; Tables and figures; Acknowledgements; 1. The puzzle and its pieces; 2. Fuzzy-set analysis; 3. Radical change or much ado about nothing?; 4. Which governments pursue reform and how much?; 5. What existing theories have to off er and why they fail; 6. Bringing in prospect theory; 7. Politics of risk-taking; 8. Risk-taking in welfare reform: Summary and implications; Appendices; Notes; References; Index.
Summary Based on insights from prospect theory, a psychological theory of choice under risk, Vis demonstrates ably that the context in which governments find themselves (losses or gains) affects their attitude towards risk and thereby the degree and type of refor.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Public welfare -- Decision making.
Public welfare -- Decision making.
Public welfare.
Risk-taking (Psychology) -- Political aspects.
Risk-taking (Psychology)
Policy sciences -- Decision making.
Policy sciences -- Decision making.
Policy sciences.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Subject Risk behaviors.
Other Form: Print version: Vis, Barbara. Politics of Risk-taking : Welfare State Reform in Advanced Democracies. Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, ©2010 9789089642271
ISBN 9789048512362 (electronic book)
9048512360 (electronic book)
9789089642271 (Paper)
9089642277 (Paper)
1282634224
9781282634220
Standard No. 9786612634222

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