{"product_id":"new-politics-of-the-welfare-state-the","title":"New Politics of the Welfare State, The","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe welfare states of the affluent democracies now stand at the centre of political discussion and social conflict.  In these path-breaking essays, an international team of leading analysts rejects simplistic claims about the impact of economic 'globalization'.  Economic, demographic, and social pressures on the welfare state are very real, but many of the most fundamental challenges have little to do with globalization.  Nor do the authors detect signs of a\n\u003cbr\u003econvergence of national social policies towards an American-style lowest common denominator.  The contemporary politics of the welfare state takes shape against a backdrop of both intense pressures for\n\u003cbr\u003eausterity and enduring popularity.  Thus in most of the affluent democracies, the politics of social policy centre on the renegotiation, restructuring, and modernization of the post-war social contract rather than its dismantling.  The authors examine a wide range of countries and public policies arenas, including health care, pensions, and labour markets. They demonstrate how different national settings affect whether, and on what terms, centrist efforts to restructure the welfare state can\n\u003cbr\u003esucceed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43968551583982,"sku":"9780198297567","price":98.61,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780198297567.jpg?v=1747294096","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/new-politics-of-the-welfare-state-the","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}