Politics of risk-taking [[electronic resource] ] : welfare state reform in advanced democracies / / Barbara Vis
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| Autore: |
Vis Barbara
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| Titolo: |
Politics of risk-taking [[electronic resource] ] : welfare state reform in advanced democracies / / Barbara Vis
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| Pubblicazione: | Amsterdam, : Amsterdam University Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (249 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 361.68 |
| Soggetto topico: | Public welfare |
| Comparative government | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-242) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | pt. 1. The degree and shape of welfare state reform -- pt. 2. Explaining welfare state reform -- pt. 3. Conclusion. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 refor |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Politics of risk-taking |
| ISBN: | 1-282-63422-4 |
| 9786612634222 | |
| 90-485-1236-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910791344803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Changing welfare states.