Western Welfare Capitalisms in Good Times and Bad

Globalization and Welfare series

Bruce Headey, Principal Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of Melbourne, Australia, Ruud Muffels, Professor of Socio-Economics, Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences and Tranzo, Scientific Center for Care and Wellbeing, the Netherlands and John Quiggin, Professor of Economics, School of Economics, University of Queensland, Australia

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.

“这本书不仅提供了许多统计籼稻tors that describe the social situations in the countries studied very well, but it also clarifies terms that often cause confusion. For example, it explains how the term “liberal” is used in different cultures.’
– Gert G. Wagner, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Germany

‘This book provides a comprehensive, comparative analysis of recent welfare state policies and achievements. Drawing on national and international data, the authors examine welfare policies and outcomes before, during and after the financial and Covid crises. The findings are innovative, compelling and at times provocative, but always engaging and thought-provoking. The book is essential reading for welfare state scholars, students and anyone interested in the recent socio-economic history of capitalist nations.’
– Peter Saunders, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia