Few discussions in modern social science have occupied as much attention as the changing
nature of welfare states in Western societies. Gøsta Esping-Andersen, one of the foremost …

Welfare states vary across nations and change over time. And the balance between markets
and government; free enterprise and social protection is perennially in question. But all …

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 …

Despite the considerable influence of Esping-Andersen's categorization of three “worlds” of
welfare capitalism, researchers have largely neglected investigation of his dimensions of …

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 …

In the post-World War II era the apparent success of Keynesian economic principles in
evening out the instabilities of the business cycle stimulated rapid growth in public welfare …

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 …

′ Theorising Welfare is very well written and painstakingly clear. It is an accessible and
original textbook on the welfare state and the idea of welfare. There is nothing available like …

" Esping-Andersen's ‚Three World of Welfare Capitalism'has been the most influential
contribution of recent years to the comparative welfare state research literature. According to …

The concept of the &dquo; welfare state&dquo; is perhaps vague enough to allow everyone
his own definition of it, but all-conservatives, liberals, and socialists alike-seem to agree that …