Part I. Introductory Section.
1. Introduction: A Mechanism-Based Approach to Social Policy Research.
- Frank Nullmeier and Johanna Kuhlmann
Part II. Causal Mechanisms and Social Policies in Asian Countries.
2 The Introduction of Pension, Accident, and Health Insurance in Urban China.
- Tobias ten Brink, Armin Müller, and Tao Liu
3. Causal Mechanisms in the Development of Contribution-Based Pension Systems in South Korea, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, and Malaysia.
- Johanna Kuhlmann and Frank Nullmeier
4. Causal Mechanisms in the Introduction and Development of Unemployment Insurance in Turkey
- Kerem Gabriel Öktem
5. Causal Mechanisms in the Introduction of Mandatory Health Insurance in the Post-Soviet Region.
- Andreas Heinrich, Gulnaz Isabekova, and Heiko Pleines
Part III Causal Mechanisms and Social Policies in African Countries.
6. Appropriating the Colonial State: The Emergence of Social Insurance in Tunisia and Uganda.
- Kressen Thyen and Klaus Schlichte
7 Policy Pollination as a Causal Mechanism Explaining Social Protection Adoption in Africa.
- Stephen Devereux
Part IV Causal Mechanisms and Social Policies in European Countries.
8. Anti-communist Backlash in the Croatian Healthcare System
- Ante Malinar
9. Against All Odds: Introducing Social Health Insurance in Albania. An Actor-Centred Approach to Causal Mechanisms.
- Ertila Druga
10. Migrants to the Rescue? Care Workforce Migrantisation on the Example of Elder Care in Germany.
- Anna Safuta, Kristin Noack, Karin Gottschall, and Heinz Rothgang
Part V Causal Mechanisms and Social Policies in Latin American Countries
11. Transnational Events and National Health Reform: The Latin American Medical Congresses and the Legitimisation of Public Health Reforms in Chile and Uruguay in the Early Twentieth Century.
- Delia González de Reufels and Teresa Huhle
12. The Politics of Universal Health Coverage: Mechanisms in the Process of Healthcare Reform in Bolivia.
- Sebastian Sirén
13. Political Responses of Conditional Income Transfer Recipients: A Mechanism Approach.
- Armando Barrientos
Part VI Concluding Section.
14. Conclusion and Outlook: Towards a Systematisation of the Mechanism-Based Approach in Social Policy Research.
- Johanna Kuhlmann and Frank Nullmeier
