This paper offers a critique and analysis of recent OECD research by Adema and Ladaique identifying the impact of taxes and private benefits on social spending. Using the techniques of multivariate modelling, we show that both gross public and net private expenditures are strongly influenced by...

Der Band versammelt die Dokumentation der 26. Bremer Universitäts-Gespräche. Inhalt: Armingeon, Klaus: Sozialpolitik in den Zeiten von permanenter Austerität. - Eichhorst, Werner: Ist der deutsche Arbeitsmarkt stärker fragmentiert als früher? - Schäfer, Armin: Die Rückkehr alter...

We examine whether a fundamental change in the core dimension of modern 20th century statehood, the welfare state, has become evident in response to changed exogenous and endogenous challenges. By combining quantitative and qualitative approaches we take stock of social policy development in...