Essays about: "welfare capitalism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words welfare capitalism.

  1. 1. Migration Through the Lens of Welfare Regimes : A Comparative Case Study of Migration Discourses in Sweden and the UK

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

    Author : Meaghan Gordon; [2023]
    Keywords : Sweden; the UK; migration; welfare regime; WPR;

    Abstract : This thesis compares political constructions of migrants across different welfare regime types, based on Esping-Andersen’s (1999) Three worlds of welfare capitalism. Previous comparative research into welfare regimes has not included the Social Democratic regime, leaving a gap to further explore and clarify. READ MORE

  3. 2. Conviviality and Conscience: How Degrowth and Abolition Theory Critique and Re-envision Welfare States

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

    Author : Jillian Fields-Hirschler; [2023]
    Keywords : Abolition; Degrowth; Anti-capitalism; Post-growth; Welfare Critique; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Abolition theory and degrowth theory address important issues in the social-political world. An emergent discipline (in academia), abolition theory carefully dissects the ideological and historical underpinnings of the current system of police and prisons in the United States. It offers a systematic critique of their impact. READ MORE

  4. 3. The vision of the monopoly: An idea analysis of Systembolaget's campaign material through the decades

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Alicia Karvosenoja; [2022]
    Keywords : Systembolaget; Alcohol policy; Social Marketing; Welfare state; Qualitative idea analysis; Advertising campaigns; European Studies; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to examine the evolution of the Swedish state-owned company Systembolaget’s idea and message from 1970 to 2020 through advertising campaign material from each decade. The findings are then compared to Gösta Esping-Andersen’s welfare state model in Three worlds of Welfare Capitalism, changes in alcohol policy during that time period and the social marketing theory. READ MORE

  5. 4. Varieties of Capitalism in the digital age - France, Sweden and the United Kingdom’s institutional response to the platform economy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Emelie Lindström; [2018]
    Keywords : European labour market; Political economy; Uber; Varieties of Capitalism; Welfare regimes; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The objective of this study is to investigate how European trade unions and governments in France, Sweden and the UK have reacted to the rapid growth of the platform economy. The platform economy (also commonly referred to as gig-economy, sharing economy etc.) including Uber, Airbnb and Deliveroo etc. READ MORE

  6. 5. Class Struggle or Capitalist interests? : The Driving Forces of Active Labor Market Policy and the Expansion of the Welfare State

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Måns Hellström; [2016]
    Keywords : political science; political economy; welfare state; active labor market policy; power resource theory; varieties of capitalism; regression analysis;

    Abstract : The purpose of this paper is to examine the causes of welfare state expansion, specifically the causes of welfare state expenditure of active labor market policy (ALMP). ALMP aims at reducing unemployment and increasing participation in the labor market. READ MORE