The Routledge International Handbook to Welfare State Systems

Christian Aspalter is Professor and Former Founding Head of the Social Work and Social Administration Programme at Beijing Normal University–Hong Kong Baptist University, United International College, Zhuhai, China. He is the author of more than 20 books on social policy and has published numerous articles in international journals. He is editor of the book series Routledge Studies in Social Welfare in Asia.

Introduction (Christian Aspalter)



Ten Worlds of Welfare Capitalism: An Ideal-Typical Perspective (Christian Aspalter)



Future Welfare: An Uneven Race to the Top and/or a Polarized World? (Peter Abrahamson)



The Australian Welfare State System: With Special Reference to Welfare Conditionality – The Case of the Income Management System (Philip Mendes)



The American Welfare State System: With Special Reference to Asset- and Means-Tested Social Assistance Programs (Peter Abrahamson)



The Cuban Welfare State System: With Special Reference to Universalism (Carmelo Mesa-Lago)



The Mexican Welfare State System: With Special Reference to Conditional Cash Transfer Systems (Gabriel Martínez)



The Chilean Welfare State System: With Special Reference to Social Security Privatization (Silvia Borzutzky and Mark Hyde)



The Brazilian Welfare State System: With Special Reference to the Outcomes and Performance of the Welfare State System (Christian Aspalter)



The Nigerian Welfare State System: With Special Reference to the Challenges of Developing a Social Security System (Bruce Josephson)



The UK Welfare State System: With Special Reference to the Mental Health Care System (Paul Taylor and Jason L. Powell)



The Swedish Welfare State System: With Special Reference to Inequality and the Redistribution Paradox (Joakim Palme)



The French Welfare State System: With Special Reference to Youth Unemployment (Tom Chevalier and Bruno Palier)



The Belgian Welfare State System: With Special Reference to "Targeting Within Universalism" (Bea Cantillon, Diana De Graeve and Natascha Van Mechelen)



The German Welfare State System: With Special Reference to the Old Age Pension System (Karl Hinrichs)



The Austrian Welfare State System: With Special Reference to the Long-Term Care System, (Kai Leichsenring



The Swiss Welfare State System: With Special Reference to Education Policy (Jean-Michel Bonvin and Stephan Dahmen)



The Russian Welfare State System: With Special Reference to Regional Inequality (Markus Kainu, Meri Kulmala, Jouko Nikula and Markku Kivinen)



The Turkish Welfare State System: With Special Reference to Human Capital Development (Adem Yavuz Elveren and Tuba I. Agartan)



The Israeli Welfare State System: With Special Reference to Social Inclusion (John Gal)



The Indian Welfare State System: With Special Reference to Social Policy and the Burden of Disease (Christian Aspalter)



The Indonesian Welfare State System: With Special Reference to Social Security Extension in the Development Context (Jörg Michael Dostal and Gemati Ekacita Naskoshi)



The Singaporean Welfare State System: With Special Reference to Public Housing and the CPF (Youyenn Teo)



The Chinese Welfare State System: With Special Reference to Aging of Society and Social Policy (Carmel Kar-Mut Lee)



The Hong Kong Welfare State System: With Special Reference to New Initiatives in Social Assistance Provision (Christian Aspalter)



The Taiwanese Welfare State System: With Special Reference to Its Universal Health Insurance System (Yih-Jiunn Lee and Yeun-Wen Ku)



The South Korean Welfare State System: With Special Reference to the Future of Social Insurance Systems (Jinsoo Kim and Christina Hiessl)



The Japanese Welfare State System: With Special Reference to Financing Health Care, Pensions and Long-Term Care in a Super-Aged Society (Christian Aspalter and Hubert Liu)



Lessons from Around the World: By Way of Conclusion (Christian Aspalter)