Series：Changing Welfare States· Vol. 5
在过去的几十年里，西方民主国家的福利发生了多少变化，向何处变化？政府又是在何种情况下进行改革的？从前景理论的基础上，根据风险的选择心理学理论的见解，各国政府发现自己（亏损或收益）会影响他们对风险的态度，从而影响在改革的幅度和类型。面对社会经济或政治的损失，政府因为选举的风险而不得不进行不必要的改革。
本书所提出的新理论和创新方法（模糊分析）对于决策者、学者以及对国家福利改革感兴趣的学生来说，不容错过！

【评论】
"Given the electoral risks, the question of why governments reform the welfare-state at all has long been in need of an answer. Based on prospect theory, “The Politics of Risk Taking” offers an original answer. It is a must for anyone interested in the politics of welfare-state reforms."----Prof. Christoffer Green-Pedersen, Professor of Political Science, University of Aarhus, Denmark.

"Innovative in theoretical and methodological terms, Barbara Vis’ book is a model of cutting-edge scholarship. Her cognitive-psychological theory of decision-making convincingly explains the transformation of European welfare states, and her configurational approach to causal inference submits this theory to a rigorous test."----Prof. Kurt Weyland, Lozano Long Professor of Latin American Politics, University of Texas, USA

"This is an excellent book that contributes to one of the most important debates -- both in comparative political economy and in the political debate within mature democracies. It shows that governments have more options than a hands off-approach in recent welfare state reform."----Prof. Klaus Armingeon, Professor of Political Science, University of Berne, Switzerland

【作者介绍】
Barbara Vis is assistant professor in comparative politics at the VU University Amsterdam. In 2008, she received the prestigious Veni grant from the Netherlands Organisation of Scientific Research (NWO) to further develop her research ideas.