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Worlds of welfare and the health care discrepancy

Bambra, C.

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C. Bambra



Abstract

The nature of welfare regimes has been an ongoing debate within the comparative social policy literature since the publication of Esping-Andersen's ‘Three Worlds of Welfare’ (1990). This article draws upon recent developments within this debate, most notably Kasza's assertions about the ‘illusory nature’ of welfare regimes, to highlight the health care discrepancy. It argues that health care provision has been a notable omission from the wider regimes literature and one which, if included in the form of a health care decommodification typology, can give credence to Kasza's perspective by highlighting the diverse internal arrangements of welfare states and welfare state regimes.

Citation

Bambra, C. (2005). Worlds of welfare and the health care discrepancy. Social Policy and Society, 4(1), 31-41. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1474746404002143

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jan 1, 2005
Deposit Date Nov 7, 2008
Publicly Available Date Apr 1, 2010
Journal Social Policy and Society
Print ISSN 1474-7464
Electronic ISSN 1475-3073
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 4
Issue 1
Pages 31-41
DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/s1474746404002143

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