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Handbook on the Political Economy of Social Policy
Research in social policy has been greatly influenced by the emergence of modern political economy in the late 1970s. The Handbook on the Political Economy of Social Policy offers a systematic, yet comprehensive, framework for understanding how concepts, theoretical standpoints and methodological approaches stemming from political economy have been applied to the study of social policies, and models of welfare provision. The authors also signpost current developments and discuss their likely impact on future research.
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Research in social policy has been greatly influenced by the emergence of modern political economy in the late 1970s. The Handbook on the Political Economy of Social Policy offers a systematic, yet comprehensive, framework for understanding how concepts, theoretical standpoints and methodological approaches stemming from political economy have been applied to the study of social policies, and models of welfare provision. The authors also signpost current developments and discuss their likely impact on future research.
With contributions from leading scholars in social policy, political science and political economy, The Handbook explores the key theoretical standpoints for understanding how social policies are introduced and/or reformed. These include historical institutionalism, the role of ideas, the influence of political parties and of political attitudes and preferences. The contributors also discuss key methodological approaches for understanding how social policies are adopted and how they change – from the case-study approach to more comparative approaches. Analysis of the applications of political economy approaches within social policy covers housing, welfare, labour relations and pensions as well as examining regional cases from across the globe.
Offering a comprehensive overview of the current state of scholarship on the political economy of social policy, this Handbook will be crucial reading for scholars and students of social policy, welfare state analysis, area studies, political science, political economy and sociology.
With contributions from leading scholars in social policy, political science and political economy, The Handbook explores the key theoretical standpoints for understanding how social policies are introduced and/or reformed. These include historical institutionalism, the role of ideas, the influence of political parties and of political attitudes and preferences. The contributors also discuss key methodological approaches for understanding how social policies are adopted and how they change – from the case-study approach to more comparative approaches. Analysis of the applications of political economy approaches within social policy covers housing, welfare, labour relations and pensions as well as examining regional cases from across the globe.
Offering a comprehensive overview of the current state of scholarship on the political economy of social policy, this Handbook will be crucial reading for scholars and students of social policy, welfare state analysis, area studies, political science, political economy and sociology.
Critical Acclaim
‘This valuable volume provides a penetrating introduction to the comparative political economy of social policy, along with cutting-edge methodological, conceptual, and research contributions. With top scholars tackling a dazzling array of topics, this one-stop resource is certain to be illuminating and inspiring for students, instructors, and researchers alike.’
– Jacob S. Hacker, Yale University, US
''In the Handbook on the Political Economy of Social Policy Bent Greve, Amílcar Moreira and Minna van Gerven have compiled an excellent collection of works that examine the link between political economy and social policy providing new insights into contemporary policy developments and welfare states reforms.’
– Neil Gilbert, University of California, Berkeley, US
– Jacob S. Hacker, Yale University, US
''In the Handbook on the Political Economy of Social Policy Bent Greve, Amílcar Moreira and Minna van Gerven have compiled an excellent collection of works that examine the link between political economy and social policy providing new insights into contemporary policy developments and welfare states reforms.’
– Neil Gilbert, University of California, Berkeley, US
Contributors
Contributors include: Paolo Agnolin, Camila Arza, Daniel Béland, Benedikt Bender, Giuliano Bonoli, Marius R. Busemeyer, Michael Byrne, Milena Büchs, Fen-ling Chen, Bernhard Ebbinghaus, François Facchini, Emanuele Ferragina, Federico Danilo Filetti, Juliana Martínez Franzoni, Ian Greener, Bent Greve, Anton Hemerijck, Ijin Hong, Matteo Jessoula, Priyaranjan Jha, Yuri Kazepov, Stephan Köppe, Stefan Kühner, Ronen Mandelkern, Elena Marseglia, Gibrán Cruz-Martínez, Ian McManus, Elisabetta Mocca, Hyungyung Moon, Amílcar Moreira, Rahul Mukherjee, Marcello Natili, Zachary Parolin, Emmanuele Pavolini, Federico Podestà, Martin Powell, Ricardo Rodrigues, Antonios Roumpakis, Viktoria Szenkurök, Shih-Jiunn Shi, Cassandra Simmons, Minna van Gerven, Tobias Wiß, Nan Yang
