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Apr 05, 2001 the welfare states of affluent democracies now stand at the center of political discussion and social conflict. From 20072010 he served at uc berkeley as chair of the department of political science. Pierson s teaching and research includes the fields of american politics and public policy, comparative political economy, and social theory. New politics of the welfare state oxford scholarship.
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Paul pierson born 1959 is an american professor of political science and holder of the john gross endowed chair of political science and he holdsheld the avice saint. The authors clearly demonstrate the impacts of postindustrialization, aging populations, and globalization on welfare reforms under various political settings and. Dismantling the welfare state reagan, thatcher and the politics of retrenchment, paul pierson, cambridge university press, 1994, 0521555701, 9780521555708, 2 pages. This perspective involves considering welfare states over time and place. In rereading the book recently, i was struck by how innovative it was for its time, starting with its substantive contribution. Dismantling the welfare state reagan, thatcher and the politics of retrenchment cambridge studies in comparative politics kindle edition by pierson, paul. This book offers a careful examination of the politics of social policy in an era of austerity and conservative governance.
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