Party Politics and Social Welfare - 9781849800280

Party Politics and Social WelfareComparing Christian and Social Democracy in Austria, Germany and the Netherlands\nAuthor(s): Martin Seeleib-Kaiser, Silke van Dyk, Martin Roggenkamp\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781849800280, 978-1849800280\nSynopsis\nChristian and Social Democratic parties have been the driving force behind welfare state developments post-WWII. This valuable book investigates whether continued party differences have contributed significantly to the design of social welfare in three conservative welfare states, Austria, Germany and the Netherlands, since the mid-1970s. Rather than assuming continued differences or convergence between parties, the primary focus is to empirically analyze party positions with regard to employment and labour market policies, social security, and family policies as well as the implemented policies themselves. The analysis demonstrates how changed.