Black swans and elephants on the move: The impact of emergencies on the welfare state

Journal of European Social Policy

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 91-101

  Castles, Francis G ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crisis leadership; Economic crisis; Emergencies and social policy; Timing and policy change; Welfare state analysis

Indexed keywords

INFLATION; LEADERSHIP; POLICY REFORM; SOCIAL POLICY; TERRORISM; WELFARE PROVISION;

GERMANY; NEW ZEALAND; SWEDEN;

CYGNUS ATRATUS; ELEPHANTIDAE;

EID: 77952223548     PISSN: 09589287     EISSN: 14617269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0958928709358793     Document Type: Article

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