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The Politics of Social Risk: Business and Welfare State Development
Isabela Mares
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Description for The Politics of Social Risk: Business and Welfare State Development
hardcover. Evaluates the role played by business in the development of the modern welfare state. Series: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics. Num Pages: 342 pages, 17 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JKSB; JPA; KCF; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 593.
The book provides a systematic evaluation of the role played by business in the development of the modern welfare state. When and why have employers supported the development of institutions of social insurance that provide benefits to workers for various employment-related risks? What factors explain the variation in the social policy preferences of employers? What is the relative importance of business and labor-based organization in the negotiation of a new social policy? This book studies these critical questions, by examining the role played by German and French producers in eight social policy reforms spanning nearly a century of social policy ... Read more
The book provides a systematic evaluation of the role played by business in the development of the modern welfare state. When and why have employers supported the development of institutions of social insurance that provide benefits to workers for various employment-related risks? What factors explain the variation in the social policy preferences of employers? What is the relative importance of business and labor-based organization in the negotiation of a new social policy? This book studies these critical questions, by examining the role played by German and French producers in eight social policy reforms spanning nearly a century of social policy ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
Number of Pages
342
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521827416
SKU
V9780521827416
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Reviews for The Politics of Social Risk: Business and Welfare State Development
"Her insight that the course followed by each nation depended on its industrial structure and the particular form of its class conflicts is strikingly new and will likely inspire further research, particularly by business historians." Business History Review "This is an ambitious, provocative, and impressive book." American Journal of Sociology "This is an ambitious, provocative, and ... Read more