Description
This text offers an in-depth examination of the influence of culture on welfare states. It suggests new ways in which cross-national differences in culture might be measured and, using a range of approaches, utilizes these measures to explore the role culture plays in shaping differences in social policy frameworks across high income countries.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1. Exploring The Cultural Context Of Welfare Policy Making 2. Exploring The Culture-Welfare Nexus: A Quantitative Comparative Analysis 3. Exploring The Culture-Welfare Nexus: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis 4. Exploring The Culture-Welfare Nexus: Key Trends, Key Cases 5. Conclusion: Bringing Culture 'Back In' To Comparative Social Policy Analysis
