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What the European and American welfare states have in common and where they differ: Facts and fiction in comparisons of the European social model and the United States
Alber, Jens - 2009
This paper examines to what extent the classification of the American welfare state as "residual" squares with the empirical facts. Section I describes key features of American social policy developments. The U.S. system is clearly dominated by public provisions for welfare among which social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010304161
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Poverty and social integration in the enlarged Europe
Böhnke, Petra - 2007
Empirical studies of the 'old EU' countries suggest that poverty brings limited social relations and a lack of social … examines the link between poverty and social disintegration in countries characterised by different economic, cultural and … additional step seeks to identify (3) the reasons for the variation across countries in the relationship between poverty and …
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