{"product_id":"the-three-worlds-of-welfare-capitalism","title":"The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism","description":"Few discussions in modern social science have occupied as much attention as the changing nature of welfare states in Western societies. Gsta Esping-Andersen  one of the foremost contributors to current debates on this issue  here provides a new analysis of the character and role of welfare states in the functioning of contemporary advanced Western societies. Esping-Andersen distinguishes three major types of welfare state  connecting these with variations in the historical development of different Western countries. He argues that current economic processes  such as those moving toward a postindustrial order  are shaped not by autonomous market forces but by the nature of states and state differences. Fully informed by comparative materials  this book will have great appeal to all those working on issues of economic development and postindustrialism. Its audience will include students of sociology  economics  and politics.","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44910404173877,"sku":"ByrdShop_0691028575","price":90.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/ByrdShop_0691028575.jpg?v=1768216758","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-three-worlds-of-welfare-capitalism","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}