Religion, Class Coalitions, and Welfare States

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Religion, Class Coalitions, and Welfare States is written by Kees van Kersbergen and published by Cambridge University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0521897912 (ISBN 10) and 9780521897914 (ISBN 13).

This book explains why modern western welfare states come in three variants: a liberal-residual regime (Anglo-Saxon countries); a generous universalist, redistributive regime (Scandinavia); a generous, occupationally fragmented and non-redistributive regime (continental Europe). The presence or absence of religious conflicts which led to the formation of religious parties is a key factor in these different outcomes.