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Welfare State Typologies (Critiques (some classifications may be incorrect…
Welfare State Typologies
Definition of Welfare State
Where the state takes responsibility for the provision of welfare provision and wellbeing of citizens
The extent to which they provide this described by regime type
Esping-Anderson
Study in which he classified welfare states into three regime types
Developed a typology
Book - 1990 Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism
Measurements
De-commodification
Standard of living without a living wage
High -
LOw -
Social Stratification
Gap between rich and poor
High - large gap
Low - small gap
De-famialisation
extent to which the state has primary responsibility for welfare provision
High - state are main provider
Low - family unit main provider
Regime Types
Liberal
welfare reduces the incentive to work
Christian-Democratic
state will provide only if family cannot
Social-Democratic
state is main provider of welfare
Critiques
too simplistic
feminist critics
some classifications may be incorrect
ireland
meditteranean
east asian
UK/ Australia
Not perfect. No truly pure forms
Conclusion
excellent tool for comparative analysis
efficient
used by academics and policy makers