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The qwest of the welfare state: an index to measure universality of welfare states, a 1990-2019 overview and comparative analysis
| Summary: | This thesis provides an analysis of the degree of universalism of different welfare states. Three categories of the welfare state have already been defined (Esping-Andersen 1990): the social democratic welfare state, typical of Scandinavia, the corporatist model, typical of continental Europe, and the liberal model, typical of the Anglo-Saxon countries. In this thesis, a fourth category will be included: the Southern Europe model, as proposed by several authors. To measure the degree of universalism of the different welfare states a composite index called QWEST is used. The “Quality of Welfare State” index estimates the degree of universalism through seven variables. |
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| Main Authors: | Soverini, Vittorio |
| Subject: | Public policy Social justice Welfare Universalism |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Document type: | master thesis |
| Access type: | open access |
| Associated institution: | Universidade Nova de Lisboa |
| Language: | English |
| Origin: | Repositório Institucional da UNL |
| Summary: | This thesis provides an analysis of the degree of universalism of different welfare states. Three categories of the welfare state have already been defined (Esping-Andersen 1990): the social democratic welfare state, typical of Scandinavia, the corporatist model, typical of continental Europe, and the liberal model, typical of the Anglo-Saxon countries. In this thesis, a fourth category will be included: the Southern Europe model, as proposed by several authors. To measure the degree of universalism of the different welfare states a composite index called QWEST is used. The “Quality of Welfare State” index estimates the degree of universalism through seven variables. |
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