Families of Nations: Patterns of Public Policy in Western DemocraciesFrancis Geoffrey Castles Introduces a perspective in comparative policy analysis - that the policy experience of particular groups of nations is shaped by ties of history, culture and institutional experience. Examples include poor economic performance in the English-speaking world and welfare leadership in Scandinavia. |
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Worlds of Welfare and Families of Nations | 93 |
Gendered Labour Force Participation | 179 |
Beyond the Lonely NationState | 329 |
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19th century analysis Australia Austria average Belgium Canada Castles cent central bank central bank independence child children's rights Code common comparative corporatism corporatist correlation cross-national cultural degree Democratic Denmark divorce rate change employment English-speaking nations equality Esping-Andersen European expenditure extent factors families of nations Family Law female labour force female participation rates Finland force participation rate France German-speaking countries German-speaking nations groups growth historical impact income increase inflation institutional Ireland Italy Japan labour force participation labour market labour supply legislation levels of gender liberal male participation rates marriage monetary Netherlands Nordic Nordic countries Norway OECD OECD countries older workers parties patriarchy period policy outcomes political population public policy rates of inflation redistribution Scandinavian Schmidt sector social policy strike activity structure Sweden Switzerland Table taxation tion trade unions tradition variables wage West Germany women worlds of welfare Zealand