Has the welfare state undergone significant retrenchment in the aftermath of the 2007–08
crackdown? In the literature, two contrasting views can be found. Some commentators argue …

A democratic regime is assumed to implement freedom and equality as the two critical and
most important values. The question we intend to address here is: how and why has the …

Neste artigo buscamos analisar alguns dos principais indicadores da evolução do estado
de bem-estar social em países da OCDE entre 1980 e 2016. Em particular, buscamos …

In this paper, we attempt to incorporate an innovative and more comprehensive view of
defamilization into the comparative analysis of real-type welfare state models. The study …

South European countries were severely hit by the eurozone crisis. Adopting the theoretical
framework of prospect theory, this article conducts an empirical analysis of the interpretation …

Over the last years, there has been an increased interest in compiling poverty indicators as
well as in providing uncertainty measures both at national and regional level. In this paper …

This article engages with scholarly debates on the emergence of market logics in family life.
By deploying qualitative data from couple interviews in Germany and Spain, we show how …

The economic crisis has undoubtedly impacted welfare states through the austerity policies
prioritised to purportedly lead economies back to a growth path. In this paper, we assess the …

The purpose of the study is to update the concept of fiscal instruments in order to reduce
inequality, which will improve fiscal policy in the face of changing socio-economic trends. In …

Capitalism has lost its glamor. In just three decades since it" defeated" a totalitarian Soviet
Union, capitalism is today blamed for slowing growth, a dangerously changing climate …