Development and crisis of the welfare state : parties and policies in global markets
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Development and crisis of the welfare state : parties and policies in global markets
University of Chicago Press, 2001
- : hbk
- : pbk
Available at 56 libraries
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Bibliography: p. 385-407
Includes index
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This text offers a systematic examination of the origins, character, effects and prospects of generous welfare states in advanced industrial democracies in the post-World War II era. The authors demonstrate that prolonged government by different parties results in different welfare states, with strong differences in levels of poverty and inequality. Combining quantitative studies with historical qualitative research, the authors look closely at nine countries that achieved high degrees of social protection through different types of welfare regimes: social democratic states, Christian democratic states, and "wage earner" states.
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