Ideational Leadership in German Welfare State Reform
How Politicians and Policy Ideas Transform Resilient Institutions
Distributed for Amsterdam University Press
An important contribution to the debates surrounding the evolution of the European welfare state model, this volume investigates the role that “ideational leadership” has played in the passing of structural reforms in the change-resistant German welfare state. Based on in-depth case studies of individual reforms in health care, pensions, and unemployment insurance since the early 1990s, Stiller illuminates the ways in which Germany has made the transition from its Bismarckian past to a hybrid welfare state.
“This is a first-rate book that lends great insights into the transformation of social policy in Germany. It uses an innovative theoretical approach that highlights the role of ‘ideational leadership’ in explaining institutional change, an important new concept in the literature.”
1 Introduction
2 Ideational Leadership: Key to Overcoming Welfare State
Resistance to Change
3 A Bird's-Eye View of the German Welfare State
4 Transformation of Health Care Policy? The Legacy of Minister Seehofer
5 Transforming Public Pensions: the Riester Pension Reform
6 Transforming Unemployment Policy: The Hartz IV Reform
7 Conclusion
List of Abbreviations
List of Interviewees
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Political Science: Public Policy
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