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...

The capitalist democracies of western Europe and the U.S. have developed extensive social programs, based on the principle of solidarity, that provide assistance to the destitute, the unemployed, the sick, the disabled, and the elderly. Due in part to growing levels of spending on these...

The radar chart approach is one of a number of special analytical tools that have been developed in connection with benchmarking in the private and public sectors. Although well established as a management tool, the radar chart approach has to our knowledge never been applied to benchmarking...

This paper contributes to research at the intersection of international and comparative political economy, with particular emphasis on domestic explanations ofmultilateral cooperation. It explains why members of the European Union often have strongly diverging institutional preferences with...

Die Öffnung der industriellen Beziehungen für Anforderungen des Umweltschutzes ist auf europäischer und internationaler Ebene bisher nur ansatzweise und in sehr unterschiedlichem Ausmaß erfolgt. Dies geschieht teils durch die Erweiterung des Arbeits- und Gesundheitsschutzes um...

Economic job search theory offers two complementary predictions about the effects of unemployment benefits on job search outcomes among unemployed workers. By raising workers' reservation wages, unemployment benefits should contribute to both prolonged spell duration and improved...