Essays about: "welfare retrenchment"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words welfare retrenchment.
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1. Social Policy from Above? : Europeanisation of Swedish Social Policy 1990-2019
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionenAbstract : At the same time as the European Union’s (EU) influence has grown, path-breaking changes in Sweden’s social policy characteristics have appeared. Previous research gives contradictory evidence on whether and how these developments relate, and it remains unknown to what extent the EU contributed to the changes observed in Sweden. READ MORE
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2. The Welfare State Upholders: Protests against Cuts in Sickness Benefits in Sweden 2006-2019 : A Case Study of Political Action against Welfare Retrenchment
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The debate between the Power Resource Approach and the New Politics thesis has been ongoing for decades. The PRA claims that the labor movement continues to be the most prominent defender of the welfare state. READ MORE
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3. Trade Unions and the Changing Swedish Model: A Case Study of Swedish Trade Unions' Policies in Relation to the Changing Swedish Welfare State
University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionenAbstract : Trade unions have traditionally been key advocates for the Swedish welfare state. Yet, in recent decades, the Swedish welfare model has come under strain. Therefore, the aim of this thesis is to explore what policies Swedish trade unions develop in relation to the changing Swedish welfare state, and what the reasons are behind these policies. READ MORE
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4. Can Changes to Tax Policy Have an Impact on a Shrinking Middle Class? : An explorative and comparative case study of changes to tax policy in Sweden and the United States
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : .... READ MORE
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5. Comparative British Welfare Policy between 2007 and 2015: Transformation or more of the same?
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : .... READ MORE