The impact of the fiscal crisis on Greek and Portuguese welfare states: retrenchment before the catch-up?

This article examines the impact of the ongoing (2008–13) economic crisis on Greek and Portuguese welfare state reforms in a comparative perspective with a particular focus on the public sector, labour markets and social protection. It is argued that the recent crisis caused ‘shock and awe’ in Greec...

Full description

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Sotirios Zartaloudis
Format:	Default Article
Published:	2014
Subjects:	Political science not elsewhere classified Sociology not elsewhere classified Financial crisis Welfare state Retrenchment Southern-Europe Greece Portugal Political Science not elsewhere classified Sociology
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/2134/15896
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!