Welfare Capitalism Around The World

The book delivers an in-depth account on the state of social welfare and welfare state development in developed countries around the world. Contributors make up the leading experts in the field. The many renowned professors that gathered for this book volume have managed to span across the globe their analysis of welfare state development, giving a full-fledged historical and comparative account on what is going on, and why, in the numerous countries covered in this study. At first, Janine Brodie and Robert P. Scheurell analyze, primarily using the historical method, the welfare state development of Canada and the United States respectively. The next vital chapter, by Carmelo Mesa-Lago, a most-influential and leading expert on Latin America, examines the case of privatization of pension and health care systems in eight Latin American countries, its developments and pitfalls. Thereafter, top experts from Europe examine the cases of the United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy. A monumental account of the welfare state development in Israel is then given by Zeev Rosenhek. In the following, East-Asian experts focus on the cases of Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Last but not least, the interesting case of New Zealand is highlighted by Michael Goldsmith and Catherine Kingfisher.

Table of Contents
1. Introduction: Christian Aspalter
2. The Welfare State in Canada: Janine Brodie
3. The Welfare State in the United States: Robert P. Scheurell
4. The Welfare State in Eight Latin American Countries: Carmelo Mesa-Lago
5. The Welfare State in the United Kingdom: Michael Lavalette and Laura Penketh
6. The Welfare State in Sweden: Ahn Sang-Hoon and Sven E. Olsson-Hort
7. The Welfare State in Denmark: Peter Abrahamson
8. The Welfare State in France: Jean-Paul Revauger
9. The Welfare State in Germany: Corporatism and the German Welfare Model: Ingo Bode
10. The Welfare State in Switzerland: Giuliano Bonoli
11. The Welfare State in Italy: Franca Maino
12. The Welfare State in Israel: Zeev Rosenhek
13. Welfare Capitalism in Japan: Past, Present and Future Developments: Christian Aspalter and Lai On-Kwok
14. The South Korean Welfare State: The Impact of Political Alliances on Welfare Politics: Kim Sang-Kyun and Ahn Sang-Hoon
15. The Welfare State in Hong Kong: Raymond K.H. Chan
16. The Welfare State in Singapore: Welfare Without Redistribution: Linda Low and Christian Aspalter
17. The Welfare State in Aotearoa/New Zealand: Michael Goldsmith and Catherine Kingfisher