Welfare states influence the social structure of societies as well as inequalities in various ways. The paper presented here discusses whether specific structures of inequality can be identified in different welfare regimes, i.e. whether specific population groups (elderly, unemployed, single...

"The United States provides economic security to citizens through a divided welfare state-one in which citizens receive benefits through both direct public programs and indirect tax subsidies. Studies of public opinion toward social policy have focused almost exclusively on direct programs; the...