02092nam 2200589 a 450 991079134480332120230725015550.01-282-63422-4978661263422290-485-1236-0(CKB)2560000000011879(EBL)542570(OCoLC)645097400(SSID)ssj0000425673(PQKBManifestationID)12202030(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000425673(PQKBWorkID)10367993(PQKB)10095482(MiAaPQ)EBC542570(Au-PeEL)EBL542570(CaPaEBR)ebr10397475(CaONFJC)MIL263422(EXLCZ)99256000000001187920100730d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPolitics of risk-taking[electronic resource] welfare state reform in advanced democracies /Barbara VisAmsterdam Amsterdam University Press20101 online resource (249 p.)Changing welfare statesDescription based upon print version of record.90-8964-227-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-242) and index.pt. 1. The degree and shape of welfare state reform -- pt. 2. Explaining welfare state reform -- pt. 3. Conclusion.Based on insights from prospect theory, a psychological theory of choice under risk, Vis demonstrates ably that the context in which governments find themselves (losses or gains) affects their attitude towards risk and thereby the degree and type of reforChanging welfare states.Public welfareComparative governmentPublic welfare.Comparative government.361.68Vis Barbara1534533MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791344803321Politics of risk-taking3782195UNINA