Life Cycle Risks and the Politics of the Welfare State - Softcover

Jensen, Carsten

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8771849823 ISBN 13: 9788771849820

Publisher: CLEARWAY EAST BOOK, 1900

Synopsis

Life Cycle Risks and the Politics of the Welfare State presents the dual risk model of the welfare state. Previous research in the field has predominantly studied the role of modernization and the associated labor market risks; this book gives equal weight to a different class of social risks, namely those related to the life cycle. Labor market and life cycle risks each have profound, but distinct consequences for the political process of the welfare state, including public opinion formation, party competition, and public policy-making. The dual risk model helps us to understand why some social programs are prioritized over others in terms of political attention and public spending - and how this prioritization leads to mounting economic inequalities in modern-day societies.

About this title

About the Author

Carsten Jensen, PhD, is a professor of politcal science at Aarhus University. Life Cycle Risks and the Politics of the Welfare State is the summary report of his doctoral thesis.

Edition details

• Publisher: CLEARWAY EAST BOOK
• Publication date: 1900
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8771849823
• ISBN 13: 9788771849820
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 143