Institutions and Social Policy Outcomes

Abstract

This panel brings together papers that examine the relationship between institutional design and social policy outcomes. The papers make use of novel approaches in order to contribute to contemporary debates about best practice in European social policy. The issues addressed in the papers include: access to benefits and access to care; family policy and career-interruptions; and customer evaluations of welfare.

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Career interruptions due to childcare and different family policy regimes. A multilevel approach	View Paper Details
Actual welfare provision in European welfare states: How does benefit receipt develop over time and to what extent are changes an expression of changes in social rights and social needs?	View Paper Details
The Politics of Territorial Inequalities in Access to Medical Care Germany, France, England, and Sweden compared	View Paper Details
The personal touch. Customer-satisfaction with public employment agencies	View Paper Details