Why Welfare States Persist: The Importance of Public Opinion in Democracies
(Part of the Studies in Communication, Media, and Public Opinion Series)
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The world's richer democracies all provide such public benefits as pensions and health care, but why are some far more generous than others? And why, in the face of globalization and fiscal pressures, has the welfare state not been replaced by another model? Reconsidering the myriad issues raised by such pressing questions, Clem Brooks and Jeff Manza contend here that public opinion has been an important, yet neglected, factor in shaping welfare...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0226075842
ISBN13:9780226075846
Release Date:May 2007
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Length:204 Pages
Weight:0.65 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.3" x 8.9"
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