Publication
Jul 1999
This paper explores the empirical merits of two contending perspectives on the relationship between globalization and the welfare state. The authors argue that an efficiency approach predicts globalization-induced cuts in welfare effort, whereas a compensation thesis predicts no cuts and possible expansion. They use the mixed results from their empirical analysis to raise a series of questions about the underlying political economy of welfare state effort in the era of global markets.
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Author | Geoffrey Garrett, Deborah Mitchell |
Series | Leitner Program Working Papers |
Issue | 4 |
Publisher | Leitner Program in International & Comparative Political Economy |
Copyright | © 1999 Leitner Program |