This paper surveys the debate regarding Esping-Andersen's typology of welfare states and
reviews the modified or alternative typologies ensuing from this debate. We confine …

This article first describes Esping-Andersen's paradigmatic typology of welfare states and its
impact. Esping-Andersen's Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism has had a defining influence …

In the 30 or so years since the publication of Gosta Esping‐Andersenapos; s Three Worlds
of Welfare Capitalism a number of rival welfare state typologies have emerged. This article …

In the extensive literature that has been dedicated during the past fifteen years to the
comparative analysis of the welfare states, a significant number of studies have focused on …

Looking from the outside, comparing world regions, the most significant characteristic of the
European Union (EU) is the high level of welfare and social benefits. Viewed from within, the …

In this introduction to the special issue, we review the various debates spurred by Esping-
Andersen's The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism. Tracing its impact since the book's …

The welfare state is an essential institution in any modern society. In Western Europe, the
first basic pillars of social protection emerged around 1900, but the modern welfare state–a …

Traces how individuals fare over time in each of three types of welfare state: a social
democratic welfare regime in the Netherlands; a corporatist welfare regime in Germany; and …

“Welfare states in transition”(Esping-Andersen 1996a),“Recasting European welfare
states”(Ferrera and Rhodes 2000b),“Welfare state futures”(Leibfried 2000),“Survival of the …

Despite claims to convergence, modern capitalism still comes in a limited variety. While the
neo-liberal doctrine gained in currency in the 1980s and led to deregulatory reforms …