Schröder Integrating Varieties of Capitalism and Welfare State Research

A Unified Typology of Capitalisms
2013
ISBN: 978-1-137-31030-9
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 223 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Work and Welfare in Europe

This book combines the two most important typologies of capitalist diversity; Esping-Andersen's welfare regime typology and Hall and Soskice's 'Varieties of Capitalism' typology, into a unified typology of capitalist diversity. The author shows empircally that certain welfare states bundle together with certain production systems.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schröder, Martin

Schröder, M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. Welfare State Research and Varieties of Capitalism 2. Empirical Indicators and Existing Typologies 3. A Unified Typology of Capitalisms 4. How Complementarities Stabilise Three Capitalisms 5. Diversity's Source: Three Policy Styles, Three Capitalisms 6. What can a Unified Typology Explain? Summary and Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Martin Schröder is Junior Professor for Economic Sociology at Marburg University, Germany. He has worked on comparing capitalisms, welfare states and social inequality.