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Christian Aspalter

Ten Worlds of Welfare Capitalism: A Global Data Analysis

Ten Worlds of Welfare Capitalism: A Global Data Analysis

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This book combines a global data analysis with social policy theory to test the "Ten Worlds of Welfare Regime Theory" empirically. It includes 150 countries, measuring numerous variables on two main dimensions, and applies the Aspalters Standardized Relative Performance Index to measure distances between relative performances. It also includes an explanative and normative meta-study to address the global culprit of inequality and poverty.

Format: Hardback
Length: 210 pages
Publication date: 03 February 2023
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore


This groundbreaking book takes us a significant step forward into the twenty-first century by seamlessly merging comprehensive global data analysis with the development of social policy theory. The theory of global ideal-typical welfare regimes, also known as the "Ten Worlds of Welfare Regime Theory," proposed by Christian Aspalter earlier, is now empirically tested using a quantitative global data analysis for the first time. The robust and compelling results firmly validate the Ten Worlds Theory.

Spanning approximately 150 countries, this extensive test measures a multitude of variables on two primary dimensions: poverty and inequality. An innovative approach is employed, utilizing Aspalter's Standardized Relative Performance Index, which enables precise measurements of the distances between the relative performances of each variable, dimension, country, and ideal-typical welfare regime (in relation to one another, respectively). Furthermore, the book includes two complementary meta-studies: one explanatory and one normative, aimed at shedding light on ways to comprehend and address the global root cause of inequality and poverty.

In the words of Peter Abrahamson, Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen, "On the backdrop of decades of comparative theoretical and empirical research, we now, for the first time, have a truly global analysis of welfare regimes." This seminal work not only expands our understanding of welfare regimes worldwide but also provides valuable insights for policymakers and scholars seeking to address social inequality and promote sustainable development.

Weight: 506g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789811978623
Edition number: 1st ed. 2023

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