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7. Danish politics and welfare-state retrenchment: The difficulties of a right-wing government and the possibilities of a left-wing government
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter 1
- Acknowledgments 5
- Contents 9
- List of abbreviations 11
- 1. Introduction 13
- 2. From theories of expansion to theories of retrenchment 19
- 3. A framework for government choice on retrenchment 31
- 4. Research strategy and research design 43
- 5. Retrenchments in Denmark and the Netherlands 65
- 6. Dutch Politics and welfare-state retrenchment. How party competition produced consensus 93
- 7. Danish politics and welfare-state retrenchment: The difficulties of a right-wing government and the possibilities of a left-wing government 111
- 8. The evidence on balance and some quibbles 131
- 9. Party politics matter – summary and implications 143
- Appendix 153
- Summary 159
- Notes 165
- References 175
- Index 197
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter 1
- Acknowledgments 5
- Contents 9
- List of abbreviations 11
- 1. Introduction 13
- 2. From theories of expansion to theories of retrenchment 19
- 3. A framework for government choice on retrenchment 31
- 4. Research strategy and research design 43
- 5. Retrenchments in Denmark and the Netherlands 65
- 6. Dutch Politics and welfare-state retrenchment. How party competition produced consensus 93
- 7. Danish politics and welfare-state retrenchment: The difficulties of a right-wing government and the possibilities of a left-wing government 111
- 8. The evidence on balance and some quibbles 131
- 9. Party politics matter – summary and implications 143
- Appendix 153
- Summary 159
- Notes 165
- References 175
- Index 197