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Popular Support for the Welfare State: A Comparison Between Institutional Regimes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 November 2008

Elim Papadakis  and
Clive Bean
Elim Papadakis
Affiliation:
Sociology, University of New England, Australia
Clive Bean
Affiliation:
Sociology, Australian National University*
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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.

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Journal of Public Policy , Volume 13 , Issue 3 , July 1993 , pp. 227 - 254
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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