ISBN:
9780745606651
,
9780745607962
,
0745606652
,
0745607969
Language:
English
Pages:
XI, 248 S.
,
graph. Darst.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Esping-Andersen, Gøsta, 1947 - The three worlds of welfare capitalism
DDC:
361.65
Keywords:
Welfare economics
;
Kapitalismus
;
Wohlfahrtsstaat
Abstract:
Few discussions in modern social science have occupied as much attention as the changing nature of welfare states in Western societies. Gsta Esping-Andersen, one of the foremost 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 three major types of welfare state, connecting these with variations in the historical development of different Western countries. He argues that current economic processes, such as those moving toward a postindustrial order, are shaped not 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 all those working on issues of economic development and postindustrialism. Its audience will include students of sociology, economics, and politics.
Note:
***Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke.***Unchanged reprints that were published later are included here.***
,
Includes bibliography and index. - Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke
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