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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...

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Teilzeitarbeit in Schweden, Großbritannien und Deutschland: Individuelle Dynamik und Haushaltskontext im Ländervergleich

Schulze Buschoff, Karin - 1999

Sozialpolitik und Periodeneffekte in den drei Ländern im Erwerbsverhalten von Frauen widerspiegeln. …

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Do highly exclusive social welfare programs increase political inequality? A comparative analysis of the 50 US states

Plutzer, Eric - 2010

In this paper, I empirically test the notion that the degree of inclusion/exclusion of social welfare policies can have important feedback effects on political participation of poor citizens. I conduct a comparative analysis of the 50 US states, using the uptake (or coverage rate) of the Food...

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Poverty in a multidimensional perspective: Great Britain and Germany in comparison

Böhnke, Petra; Delhey, Jan - 1999

This paper deals with the issue of poverty in a comparative and multidimensional perspective. Based on Townsend … combined with income poverty to focus on those who are affected by both shortages, low income and a low standard of living … effect different poverty levels have on people’s satisfaction in several life domains. The results underline the importance …

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