Popular Support for the Welfare State: A Comparison Between Institutional Regimes
- 1 July 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Public Policy
- Vol. 13 (3) , 227-254
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0143814x00001057
Abstract
Apart from the preoccupation with raising revenue for the welfare state, the question of popular support is central to its future. Arguments about the prospects for the welfare state, about its social and political bases of support and about classifying different types of regime provide the context of our investigation. Our approach is to examine empirical evidence of the connection between support for the welfare state and (a) different types of regime and (b) social and political factors. The analysis of these relationships has important implications for policy-makers who are concerned about consent to their programmes and about the experiences of comparable regimes.Keywords
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