The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism

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By Gosta Esping-Andersen

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The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism by Gøsta Esping-Andersen offers a groundbreaking analysis of welfare states in Western societies. Drawing on extensive historical and statistical data, the book categorises welfare states into major types and links these to each country's unique historical development. Esping-Andersen argues that economic changes, including the move towards post-industrial societies, are shaped significantly by state differences rather than just market forces, providing fresh insights into economic development and social policy.
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This book is ideal for students and academics in sociology, economics, and politics, as well as anyone interested in economic development and the transformation of welfare states in advanced Western societies.

1. Esping--Andersen is a leading authority on the welfare state.2. Offers a completely new theoretical framework for understanding the contemporary welfare state and employment structures.3. Offers a new methodology for the comparative analysis of state and social stratification.4.

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Few discussions in modern social science have occupied as much attention as the changing nature of welfare states in western societies. Gdegreesta 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, The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism 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.

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Lee Rainwater praises the book as 'pathbreaking', commending the author's integration of broad historical and statistical data into an original analysis of welfare state dynamics. Work, Organizations, and Markets calls it 'a milestone in the comparative analysis of welfare policies.'

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780745607962

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 December 1989

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Polity Press

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 408g

Pages: 260

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About the Author

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