Integrating Varieties of Capitalism and Welfare State Research : A Unified Typology of Capitalisms (Work and Welfare in Europe)

This book combines the two most important typologies of capitalist diversity; Esping-Andersen's welfare regime typology and Hall and Soskice's 'Varieties of Capitalism' typology, into a unified typology of capitalist diversity. The author shows empircally that certain welfare states bundle together with certain production systems.