Jensen, Carsten,

Life cycle risks and the politics of the welfare state [electronic resource] Carsten Jensen. - Aarhus, Denmark : Aarhus University Press, (c)2019. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover -- Title Page -- Colophon -- Contents -- Foreword -- Chapter 1 -- Modernization, human biology, and a tale of two domains -- Chapter 2 -- The labor market bias of the welfare state literature -- Modernization and the origins of thewelfare state literature -- Power resources and political conflict -- Business interests and corporatist bargains -- The rise of the post-industrial economy -- The sources of citizens' preferences -- Institutions -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3 -- The psychology of social risks -- Two types of risks -- Ideas and intuitions: The basic distinction Ideas and intuitions about life cycle and labor market risks -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4 -- The politics of the welfare state revisited -- Stage numbers 1: Public preferences -- Stage numbers 2: Party competition -- Stage numbers 3: Public policy-making -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5 -- Inequality and the bifurcation of the welfare state -- References



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