Comparative Conclusions

  • Davide Vampa
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Part of the Comparative Territorial Politics book series (COMPTPOL)

Abstract

This chapter compares the three countries (and the regions across the three countries) and provides a summary of the main findings of the book. It concludes that territorial mobilisation has been an important driving force in the development of regional social policies in Italy, Spain and Great Britain. Instead, the role of left-wing mobilisation has been more ambiguous and inconsistent. The last sections of the chapter focus on the importance of historical legacies and provide a preliminary assessment of the territorial politics of welfare in other European countries (France, Germany and Belgium). Finally, the chapter considers the effect of the Great Recession on multi-level social policy and the challenges that regions may face in an age of austerity.

Keywords

Central Government Welfare System Welfare Regime Policy Legacy Social Governance 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Davide Vampa
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  1. 1.Department of Politics and Public PolicyDe Montfort UniversityLeicesterUK

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