UID:
almahu_9949951828302882
Format:
1 online resource (224 pages).
ISBN:
9781035312306 (e-book)
Series Statement:
Globalization and welfare series
Content:
"Western Welfare Capitalisms in Good Times and Bad provides an insightful appraisal of policy priorities and outcomes in four Western regimes: the Anglo-American liberal regimes, Southern European 'proto-corporatist' regimes, the historically social democratic Scandinavian regimes, and Western European conservative-corporatist regimes. Challenging the assertion that Western regimes are converging towards a 'lean and mean' Anglo-American type of welfare regime, the authors demonstrate how policy priorities and outcomes in these four regimes remain distinctive. Chapters offer detailed analyses of a comprehensive set of policy outcomes including poverty, income and wealth inequality, gender inequality, personal autonomy, economic growth, economic security, and life satisfaction. The book ultimately finds that the historically social democratic Scandinavian regimes perform as well or better than other regimes in all policy domains, whilst continuing to prioritise their own egalitarian policy aims. This fascinating book will be essential reading for scholars of political science, sociology and economics, as well as policy makers seeking to fully understand the complex dimensions of Western capitalism. It will also be valuable to those interested in comparing the differing responses of Western governments to two major crises of the 21st century: the Global Financial Crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic"--
Note:
Contents: Part I. Welfare-capitalist regimes: Policy priorities and policy outcomes -- 1. What are governments for? -- 2. Worlds of welfare capitalism -- 3. International comparisons, international data -- Part II. Comparing policy performance. -- 4. The global financial crisis: A crisis within the economic system -- 5. Reducing poverty and income inequality -- 6. Wealth inequality: The one that got away -- 7. Reducing gender inequality -- 8. Enhancing personal autonomy -- 9. Promoting economic growth and rising living standards -- 10. Promoting economic security and social stability -- 11. Enhancing life satisfaction: A shared priority? -- Part III. A current crisis: Coping with covid. -- 12. Coping with covid: Public health responses - the trade-off that didn't exist -- 13. Coping with covid: Fiscal, monetary, labour market, welfare and environmental policy responses -- Part IV. Western welfare capitalisms: Convergence or continuity. -- 14. Welfare-capitalist regimes in the 21st century: Still delivering distinctive policy outcomes, little evidence of convergence -- Appendix 1. Ireland: A welfare-capitalist regime that defies classification -- Appendix 2. Western welfare publics support the welfare state - in principle -- References -- Index.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781035312290 (hardback)
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
URL:
https://www.elgaronline.com/view/book/9781035312306/9781035312306.xml
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