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(0)Christoffer Green-Pedersen
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Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Pub. Date
[2002]
Description
Christoffer Green-Pedersen's insightful examination of political party strategy in Europe reveals strong links between party consensus and policy retrenchment, arguing that the former allows governments to frame retrenchment in a way that justifies it to the electorate. In the Netherlands, Green-Pedersen shows, such consensus emerged in the mid-1980s, allowing the government to implement a number of welfare retrenchments; in Denmark, consensus did...
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
Why did some economies experience a boom in the 1990s? Discussing this crucial question, Employment 'Miracles' comparatively analyzes select "miracle" economies. The contributors critically analyze how the small sizes and institutional structures of seven countries-including the Netherlands, Denmark, and Ireland-accounted for their success and their status as economic models. Comparisons to the American and German markets reveal how differing policies-liberal...