TY - BOOK ID - 9345314 TI - Politics of risk-taking : welfare state reform in advanced democracies PY - 2010 SN - 9089642277 9789089642271 9789048512362 9048512360 1282634224 9786612634222 9781282634220 6612634227 PB - Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Policy sciences -- Decision making. KW - Public welfare -- Decision making. KW - Risk-taking (Psychology) -- Political aspects. KW - Public welfare KW - Risk-taking (Psychology) KW - Policy sciences KW - Decision making. KW - Political aspects KW - Decision making KW - Public welfare. KW - Comparative government. KW - Comparative political systems KW - Comparative politics KW - Government, Comparative KW - Political systems, Comparative KW - Benevolent institutions KW - Poor relief KW - Public assistance KW - Public charities KW - Public relief KW - Public welfare reform KW - Relief (Aid) KW - Social welfare KW - Welfare (Public assistance) KW - Welfare reform KW - Government policy KW - Political science KW - Human services KW - Social service KW - Public welfare - Decision making. KW - Risk-taking (Psychology) - Political aspects KW - Policy sciences - Decision making UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:9345314 AB - Based on insights from prospect theory, a psychological theory of choice under risk, Vis demonstrates ably that the context in which governments find themselves (losses or gains) affects their attitude towards risk and thereby the degree and type of refor ER -