Switzerland
From Liberal to Conservative Welfare State — a Pattern of Late Maturation?
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23211399 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Herbert Obinger (0000-0003-2502-1038), Peter Starke (0000-0002-0837-7553), JULIA MOSER (0000-0002-6219-415X), Claudia Bogedan, Edith Gindulis, Stephan Leibfried |
| Year | 2010 |
| Pages | 191-244 |
| Publication date | 2010-06-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Transformations of the welfare state (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199296323.003.0004 |
| OpenAlex | W2498595018 |
| ISBN | 9780199296323 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
Welfare state change in Switzerland during the last thirty years has clearly not been as radical as in New Zealand. Nevertheless, the Swiss system of social protection has been substantially modified since the early 1970s. All major programmes have been altered, some even fundamentally, resulting in a shift from a ‘liberal’ welfare state regime to one that has the closest affinities to the conservative model. Furthermore, the Swiss welfare state went from being one of the lowest spending welfare states in the OECD to one of the highest. The extent of change is particularly remarkable given the dense political structure and the high number of veto players within the Swiss political system. Switzerland is characterized by a strong vertical and horizontal fragmentation of power so that all major political parties and interest groups are incorporated into the political decision-making process.
Development economics · Economic system · Economics · Fragmentation (computing) · Market economy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · State (computer science) · Veto · Welfare · Welfare state · Law · Political Systems and Governance · Social Policy and Reform Studies
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |