This book breaks new intellectual ground in the analysis of the German welfare state. Bleses and Seeleib-Kaiser argue that we are witnessing a dual transformati

After discussing the traditional theories explaining welfare state change and continuity, it is argued that the dual transformation of the German welfare state

The author of this study argues that key politicians and their policy ideas, through "ideational leadership," have played an important role in the passing of st

How can we best analyse contemporary welfare state change? And how can we explain and understand the politics of it? This book contributes to these questions bo

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