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| Author: | O'Connor, J. S. Bryn, R. J. |
| Title: | Public welfare expenditure on OECD countries : towards a reconciliation of inconsistent findings. |
| Journal: | British Journal of Sociology
1988 : MAR, VOL. 39:1, p. 47-68 |
| Index terms: | SOCIAL WELFARE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE OECD |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Examined are some of the reasons for inconsistent findings on the determinants of welfare expenditure and outcome in the advanced capitalist countries. Particular attention is paid to the work of Harold Wilensky and John Stephens on the grounds that their research illustrates some key methodological and theoretical differences in this field. Several problems of conceptualization and measurement in their work are identified. The conclusion is drawn that inconsistent findings in the field derive from different conceptualizations and operationalizations of key terms, and, more fundamentally, from different conceptions of the welfare state. |
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