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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- 1 Convergence Theory
- 2 Types of Political Economy
- 3 Mass Society, Participation, and the Mass Media
- 4 Theories of the Postindustrial Society
- Part II The Welfare State and Social Policy
- 5 The Welfare State
- 6 Sector Spending and Program Emphasis
- 7 Types of Political Economy, Party Ideology, and Family Policy
- 8 The American Welfare Mess in Comparative Perspective
- 9 Bureaucratic Efficiency and Bloat
- Part III System Performance
- 10 Tax-Welfare Backlash
- 11 Are Political Parties declining?
- 12 Types Of Political Economy, Spending, Taxing, And Economic Performance
- 13 The Great American Job Creation Machine In Comparative Perspective
- 14 Risk and Safety
- 15 Types of Political Economy, Regulatory Regimes, and the Environment
- 16 Health Performance
- 17 Globalization
- 18 American Exceptionalism and Policy Implications
- Appendix A Methods
- Appendix B Concepts and Measures of Left and Catholic Party Power
- Appendix C Social Spending, GNP, Tax Expenditures, and Housing Expenditures
- Appendix D Sector Spending Correlations
- Appendix E Family Policy
- Appendix F Estimating Reliance on Means Testing
- Appendix G Measures of Economic Performance
- Appendix H Measures of Central Bank Autonomy
- Appendix I Mayhem Index, Mobility-Meritocracy Index, and Minority-Group Cleavages
- Appendix J Public Employees
- Bibliography
- Index
(p.209) Part II The Welfare State and Social Policy
(p.209) Part II The Welfare State and Social Policy
- Source:
- Rich Democracies
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
DOI:10.1525/california/9780520231764.011.0002
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- 1 Convergence Theory
- 2 Types of Political Economy
- 3 Mass Society, Participation, and the Mass Media
- 4 Theories of the Postindustrial Society
- Part II The Welfare State and Social Policy
- 5 The Welfare State
- 6 Sector Spending and Program Emphasis
- 7 Types of Political Economy, Party Ideology, and Family Policy
- 8 The American Welfare Mess in Comparative Perspective
- 9 Bureaucratic Efficiency and Bloat
- Part III System Performance
- 10 Tax-Welfare Backlash
- 11 Are Political Parties declining?
- 12 Types Of Political Economy, Spending, Taxing, And Economic Performance
- 13 The Great American Job Creation Machine In Comparative Perspective
- 14 Risk and Safety
- 15 Types of Political Economy, Regulatory Regimes, and the Environment
- 16 Health Performance
- 17 Globalization
- 18 American Exceptionalism and Policy Implications
- Appendix A Methods
- Appendix B Concepts and Measures of Left and Catholic Party Power
- Appendix C Social Spending, GNP, Tax Expenditures, and Housing Expenditures
- Appendix D Sector Spending Correlations
- Appendix E Family Policy
- Appendix F Estimating Reliance on Means Testing
- Appendix G Measures of Economic Performance
- Appendix H Measures of Central Bank Autonomy
- Appendix I Mayhem Index, Mobility-Meritocracy Index, and Minority-Group Cleavages
- Appendix J Public Employees
- Bibliography
- Index
