The authors propose a synthesis of power resources theory and welfare production regime
theory to explain differences in human capital formation across advanced democracies …

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Explaining the Diversity of Policy Responses to Economic Crisis Peter Starke Alexandra …

Since 2010 the UK has enacted radical welfare reforms that have led to greater poverty,
homelessness, indebtedness, and foodbank use. It has diverged from other European …

The Euro-crisis of 2009-2012 vividly demonstrated that European Union policies matter for
the distribution of resources within and between European nation-states. Throughout the …

Pension adequacy is gaining importance as old-age poverty remains a pressing problem. In
many advanced welfare states, the population is ageing rapidly and recent pension reforms …

So far, research on the causes of over-indebtedness in Europe has predominantly focused
on the characteristics of individuals or households. This article investigates to what extent …

Household mortgage debt unleashed devastating consequences for the global economy in
2007–2008. Despite the growing importance of household debt in financial markets …

There is no doubt that Esping-Andersen's three worlds' typology has been extremely
valuable. However, the literature inspired by it shows signs of Kuhnian normal science …

Vacancy chain theory suggests that mobility opportunities spread within and between
specific states, typically flowing from attractive to less attractive units, with households …

Scholars and commentators increasingly wonder whether governments' failure to address
socio‐economic inequalities is the result of unequal representation. Recent literature on …