The Real Worlds of Welfare Capitalism

Traces how individuals fare over time in each of the three principal types of welfare state. Through an analysis of panel data from Germany, the Netherlands and... » 

Traces how individuals fare over time in each of the three principal types of welfare state. Through an analysis of panel data from Germany, the Netherlands and the US, the book explores issues of economic growth and efficiency, of poverty and inequality, of social integration and social autonomy. «