Why were European economies able to pursue the simultaneous commitment to full employment and welfare state expansion during the first decades of the postwar pe

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This book explains cross-national and temporal changes in employment outcomes.

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The book provides a systematic evaluation of the role played by business in the development of the modern welfare state. When and why have employers supported t