Do parties matter for policy accumulation? An analysis of social policy portfolios in 22 countries
XAVIER FERNÁNDEZ‐I‐MARÍN,
CHRISTOPH KNILL,
YVES STEINEBACH
Abstract:This article analyses the role of political parties in policy accumulation. We study this relationship in the area of social policy. Our analysis builds on a large data set covering the size of policy portfolios (policy targets and instruments) in three subfields of social policy for 22 OECD countries over 30 years. We find that the probability of social policy accumulation is not affected by the government's ideological position. Left governments do not produce more extensive social policy portfolios than rig… Show more
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