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UNINA9910143542003321 |
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Autore |
Green-Pedersen Christoffer |
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Titolo |
The politics of justification : party competition and welfare-state retrenchment in Denmark and the Netherlands from 1982-1998 / / Christoffer Green-Pedersen |
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Amsterdam, : Amsterdam University Press, c2002 |
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Amsterdam : , : Amsterdam University Press, , [2002] |
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©2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-95884-7 |
9786610958849 |
90-485-0515-1 |
0-585-49644-7 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (207 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Collana |
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Amsterdam Archaeological Studies |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Welfare state - Denmark |
Welfare state - Netherlands |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Jan 2021). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. From theories of expansion to theories of retrenchment -- 3. A framework for government choice on retrenchment -- 4. Research strategy and research design -- 5. Retrenchments in Denmark and the Netherlands -- 6. Dutch Politics and welfare-state retrenchment. How party competition produced consensus -- 7. Danish politics and welfare-state retrenchment: The difficulties of a right-wing government and the possibilities of a left-wing government -- 8. The evidence on balance and some quibbles -- 9. Party politics matter - summary and implications -- Appendix -- Summary -- Notes -- References -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Christoffer Green-Pedersen's insightful examination of political party strategy in Europe reveals strong links between party consensus and policy retrenchment, arguing that the former allows governments to frame retrenchment in a way that justifies it to the electorate. In the Netherlands, Green-Pedersen shows, such consensus emerged in the |
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