The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism - Couverture souple

Esping-Andersen, Gøsta

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0691028575 ISBN 13 : 9780691028576

Editeur : Princeton University Press, 1990

Synopsis

The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism Few discussions in modern social science have occupied as much attention as the changing nature of welfare states in Western societies. This title provides an analysis of the character and role of welfare states in the functioning of contemporary advanced Western societies. It is of interest to students of sociology, economics, and politics. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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.

Revue de presse :

′This is a pathbreaking book. The 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

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Princeton University Press
• Date d'édition: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0691028575
• ISBN 13: 9780691028576
• Reliure: Paperback
• Nombre de pages: 264