Ideational leadership in German welfare state reform

The author of this innovative study argues that key politicians and their policy ideas, through "ideational leadership", have played an important role in the passing of structural reforms in the change-resistant German welfare state.
Policy sciencesGovernment policySocial securitySocial policySociology & anthropologySocial welfare & social servicesPolitics & governmentPublic welfare, germanyLeadershipGermany, politics and governmentWelfare statePublic welfare