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" Federalism and the welfare state : "
edited by Herbert Obinger, Stephan Leibfried, and Francis G. Castles.
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BL
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1016768
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b771138
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Federalism and the welfare state : : new world and European experiences /\ edited by Herbert Obinger, Stephan Leibfried, and Francis G. Castles.
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Cambridge, UK ;New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 2005.
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1 online resource (xvi, 363 pages) :: illustrations
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0511113056
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0521611849
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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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.
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| Abstract
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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.
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Democracy, Case studies.
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Federal government, Case studies.
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Social policy, Case studies.
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Democracy.
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Federal government.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- General.
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Social policy.
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| Dewey Classification
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320.6
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HN17.5.F375 2005eb
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| Added Entry
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Castles, Francis Geoffrey.
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Leibfried, Stephan,1944-
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Obinger, Herbert,1970-
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