Francis G. Castles is Professor Emeritus at the University of Edinburgh and Adjunct Professor of Political Science at the Research School of Social Sciences at Australian National University and at the Center for Social Policy Research (CeS) in Bremen.

Stephan Leibfried is Professor of Public Policy at the University of Bremen, Director of the Collaborative Research Center "Transformations of the State" (TranState) and member of the Unit History and Institutions of the Center for Social Policy Research (CeS) there.

Jane Lewis is Professor of Social Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science, a Fellow of the British Academy, and a Founding Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.

Herbert Obinger is Professor of Comparative Public and Social Policy at the University of Bremen, directs the Unit History and Institutions of the Center for Social Policy Research (CeS) and directs two projects in the Collaborative Research Center "Transformations of the State" (TranState).

Christopher Pierson is Professor of Politics at the University of Nottingham and Director of Teaching and Lead Editor of the British Journal of Politics and International Relations.

• List of Tables and Figures


• About the Contributors


• Preface


• A Note on the Jacket Illustration


• 1: Francis G. Castles, Stephan Leibfried, Jane Lewis, Herbert Obinger, and Christopher Pierson: Introduction


• Part I Philosophical Justifications and Critiques of the Welfare State


• 2: Stuart White: Ethics


• 3: Christopher Pierson and Matthieu Leimgruber: Intellectual Roots


• 4: Desmond King and Fiona Ross: Critics and Beyond


• Part II History


• 5: Stein Kuhnle and Anne Sander: The Emergence of the Western Welfare State


• 6: Frank Nullmeier and Frank-Xaver Kaufmann: Post-War Welfare State Development


• Part III Approaches


• 7: Edwin Amenta and Alexander Hicks: Research Methods


• 8: Willem Adema and Peter Whiteford: Public and Private Social Welfare


• 9: Mary Daly: Families versus State and Market


• 10: Einar Øverbye: Disciplinary Perspectives


• Part IV Inputs and Actors


• 11: Jan Zutavern and Martin Kohli: Needs and Risks


• 12: Torben Iversen: Democracy and Capitalism


• 13: Bernhard Ebbinghaus: Unions and Employers


• 14: Manfred G. Schmidt: Parties


• 15: Ellen M. Immergut: Political Institutions


• 16: Stefan Svallfors: Public Attitudes


• 17: Ann Shola Orloff: Gender


• 18: Kees van Kersbergen and Philip Manow: Religion


• 19: Stephen Castles and Carl-Ulrik Schierup: Migration and Ethnic Minorities


• 20: Gerda Falkner: European Union


• 21: Klaus Armingeon: Intergovernmental Organizations


• 22: Duane Swank: Globalization


• Part V Policies


• 23: Herbert Obinger and Uwe Wagschal: Social Expenditure and Revenues


• 24: Karl Hinrichs and Julia Lynch: Old-Age Pensions


• 25: Richard Freeman and Heinz Rothgang: Health


• 26: August Oesterle and Heinz Rothgang: Long-term Care


• 27: Olli Kangas: Work Accident and Sickness Benefits


• 28: Mark Priestley: Disability


• 29: Joakim Palme, Eero Carroll and Ola Sjöberg: Unemployment Insurance


• 30: Lane Kenworthy: Labour Market Activation


• 31: Thomas Bahle, Michaela Pfeifer and Claus Wendt: Social Assistance


• 32: Jonathan Bradshaw and Naomi Finch: Family Benefits and Services


• 33: Tony Fahey and Michelle Norris: Housing


• 34: Marius R. Busemeyer and Rita Nikolai: Education


• Part VI Policy Outcomes


• 35: John Stephens: Social Rights of Citizenship


• 36: Peter Saunders: Inequality and Poverty


• 37: Isabela Mares: Macroeconomic Outcomes


• 38: Jonah Levy: Welfare Retrenchment


• Part VII Worlds of Welfare


• 39: Wilhelm A. Arts and John Gelissen: Models of the Welfare State


• Established Welfare States


• 40: Mikko Kautto: The Nordic Countries


• 41: Bruno Palier: Continental Western Europe


• 42: Maurizio Ferrera: The South European Countries


• 43: Francis G. Castles: The English-speaking Countries


• Emerging Welfare States


• 44: Evelyne Huber and Juan Bogliaccini: Latin America


• 45: Ito Peng and Joseph Wong: East Asia


• 46: Linda. J. Cook: Eastern Europe and Russia


• Part VIII Prospects


• 47: Howard Glennerster: The Sustainability of Western Welfare States


• 48: Ian Gough and Goran Therborn: The Global Future of Welfare States