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The right(s) and minimum income in hard times: Southern and Eastern Europe compared.
- Source :
- European Societies; Feb2019, Vol. 21 Issue 1, p33-51, 19p, 7 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- The paper addresses a topic still largely under-researched in comparative welfare state literature: the role of right parties in the reform of last resort safety nets. More precisely, the study investigates minimum income schemes' reforms promoted during the Great Recession (2008-2013) by centre-right governments in three countries belonging to the European periphery: Italy, Portugal and Latvia. Despite common political orientation and increased problem pressure, these countries have gone through distinct reform trajectories in their social safety nets that may be labelled expansion (Latvia), retrenchment (Portugal), and continuity (Italy). Against this backdrop, the paper suggests that right parties display substantially different positions and pursue different reform strategies in anti-poverty policies. These differences can be explained by the diverse types of right parties and varying competition and coalition dynamics in the three countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- WELFARE state
SAFETY
INCOME
GREAT Recession, 2008-2013
POVERTY
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14616696
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- European Societies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 135115630
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14616696.2018.1494300