In this paper, we present an extended typology of OECD healthcare systems. Our theoretical
framework integrates the comparative-institutional perspective of existing classifications with …

This paper surveys the debate regarding Esping-Andersen's typology of welfare states and
reviews the modified or alternative typologies ensuing from this debate. We confine …

This article uses hierarchical cluster analysis to empirically assess if the postcommunist
welfare states of Central and Eastern Europe can be classified according to any of Esping …

This book provides an extensive and comparative account of all welfare reforms that
occurred during the last three decades in Continental European countries. It reveals …

International research on the social determinants of health has increasingly started to
integrate a welfare state regimes perspective. Although this is to be welcomed, to date there …

Social housing-public, non-profit, or co-operative-was once a part of Canada's urban
success story. After years of neglect and many calls for affordable homes and solutions to …

We present a different approach to appraising welfare regimes, stressing different
dimensions, variables and techniques to those used by Esping‐Andersen in his path …

Machine generated contents note: Introduction. The political opportunities and constraints of
welfare state reform; 1. The welfare state: dynamic development, crisis, resilience, and …

We are told that'work is good for us' and that ill health is caused by'individual lifestyles'.
Drawing on research from public health, social policy, epidemiology, geography and …

The object of this study was to determine whether the magnitude of educational health
inequalities varies between European countries with different welfare regimes. The data …