The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism

The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism by Gosta Esping-Andersen

Few discussions in modern social science have occupied as much attention as the changing nature of welfare states in western societies. Gosta Esping-Andersen, one of the most distinguished contributors to current debates on this issue, here provides a new analysis of the character and role of welfare states in the functioning of contemporary advanced western societies. Esping-Andersen distinguishes several major types of welfare state, connecting these with variations in the historical development of different western countries. Current economic processes, the author argues, such as those moving towards a post-industrial order, are not shaped by autonomous market forces but by the nature of states and state differences. Fully informed by comparative materials, this book will have great appeal to everyone working on issues of economic development and post-industrialism. Its audience will include students and academics in sociology, economics and politics.

'This is a pathbreaking bookThe author has mastered an extremely wide range of historical and statistical data on modern welfare states and integrated the results of his studies into an original and imaginativee analysis of the dynamics of the three types of welfare state regimes.' Lee Rainwater

'A milestone in the comparative analysis of welfare policies.' Work, Organizations, and Markets

At the time of writing this book, G°sta Esping-Andersen was Professor at the European University Institute, Florence.

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ISBN 13	9780745607962
ISBN 10	0745607969
Title	The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism
Author	Gosta Esping-Andersen
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published	1989-12-20
Number of pages	260
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