Introduction: towards a political economy of social policy -- The historical origins of welfare systems, 1945-80 -- Social policy in Latin America, East Asia and Eastern Europe, 1945-1980: an overview -- The expansion of welfare commitments in Latin America, 1945-80 -- The evolution of social...

This paper maps and explains the reactions of four welfare states - Australia, Belgium, the Netherlands and Sweden - to three global crisis situations - the oil shocks of the 1970s, the worldwide recession of the early 1990s, and the financial crisis from 2008 onwards. Two main conclusions...

Welfare attitudes in times of crisis and austerity / Bart Meuleman, Wim van Oorschot and Tijs Laenen -- Welfare criticism in times of economic crisis : perceptions of moral, economic and social consequences of the welfare state, 2008-2016 / Bart Meuleman and Sam Delespaul -- The perceived abuse...