Is there a trade-off between economic efficiency and a generous welfare state? A comparison of best cases of ‘The three worlds of welfare capitalism’

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 115-157

  Headey, Bruce ^a   Goodin, Robert E ^b   Muffels, Ruud ^c   Dirven, Henk Jan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d STATISTICS NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; SOCIAL POLICY; WELFARE PROVISION;

GERMANY; NETHERLANDS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034052260     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007005619530     Document Type: Article

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