Euro-Austerity and Welfare States: Comparative Political Economy of Reform during the Maastricht Decade...

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H. Tolga Bolukbasi

Euro-Austerity and Welfare States

Comparative Political Economy of Reform during the Maastricht Decade

H. Tolga Bolukbasi

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English

University of Toronto Press
02 February 2021

Employment & unemployment; Political economy; Health economics; Welfare economics; Economic systems & structures

Series: European Union Studies

"Euro-Austerity and Welfare States analyses the political economy of welfare state reform in the first episode of Euro-austerity during the 1990s. It shows how Europe's welfare states survived unrelenting pressures stemming from the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) laid out in the Maastricht Treaty of 1992. Throughout, H. Tolga Bolukbasi draws lessons for scholars and policy practitioners, and his insightful analysis sheds important light on the second wave of Euro-austerity that set in following the Great Recession of 2008.

Paying careful attention to government expenditures and budgetary politics, Bolukbasi analyses the political economy of reform in countries where the EMU's impact was expected to be greatest. Based on in-depth comparative case studies of Belgium, Greece, and Italy, he shows how scholars, policymakers, and citizens alike expected Euro-austerity to erode Europe's welfare states. Contrary to popular opinion, Bolukbasi finds that the reality was much more complicated. A thorough critique of the ""Euro-austerity hypothesis,"" this book presents a rigorous comparative study of the resilience of the welfare state in various national contexts."

By: H. Tolga Bolukbasi
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 159mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 540g
ISBN: 9781487507763
ISBN 10: 1487507763
Series: European Union Studies
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 02 February 2021
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface List of Tables and Figures 1. Euro-Austerity and Europe’s Welfare States 2. Institutionalization of Euro-Austerity 3. Euro-Austerity to Welfare State Retrenchment? 4. Euro-Austerity and Political Economy of Reform in Belgium 5. Euro-Austerity and Political Economy of Reform in Greece 6. Euro-Austerity and Political Economy of Reform in Italy 7. Euro-Austerity and Comparative Political Economy of Reform 8. On Euro-Austerity – Episode II References

H. Tolga Bolukbasi is an assistant professor of Political Science and Public Administration at Bilkent University, Turkey.

Reviews for Euro-Austerity and Welfare States: Comparative Political Economy of Reform during the Maastricht Decade

This monograph provides an analytically sophisticated and detailed account of the first wave of institutionalized austerity in the European Union. Dr. Tolga Bolukbasi applies the best tools of political economy and sociology to understand the reframing of welfare states within the constraining economic conditions adopted by European institutions and Member States. A masterful reconstruction of a key moment both for building the European Union and setting the stage for its contemporary difficulties. - Jane Jenson, Professeure emerite Political science, Universite de Montreal