Ten Worlds of Welfare Capitalism (eBook)

Contents 7
Part I Introductory Part: Background and Rationale 10
1 Introduction: On the Particular Nature of Ideal Types Applied and Moving Science Forward a Bit at a Time 11
On the Ideal–Typical Representation of Reality 11
On the Existence of Perfect More-or-Less-Fits 12
On the Nature of Ideal Types in the Ten Worlds Theory 15
About Moving Forward 16
The Way Ahead 17
On the Ways to Move Along 18
Good Wine Takes Time 20
New Conceptual Tools 20
About This Book 22
Part II Theory Building: From Empirical Reality for Social Policy Practice 25
2 On the Methodology Applied 26
Applying the Method of Theory Building 26
Applying the Abduction Method 27
The Methodology of Using Multi-Methods 30
Using the Multi-Methods and Mixing-Methods Approaches 32
Developing and Applying the Standardized Relative Performance Index 33
Learning from Physics and Chemistry: Introducing and Applying the Method of Spectral Data Analysis 35
The Problem of Bi-Modal Distributions in Global Social Policy Comparison 36
Focusing on and Developing (Non-Statistical) Meta-Analyses 36
Pushing Out the Limits of Discipline-Specific Methodology: One Little Step at a Time 38
3 Ten Ideal–Typical Worlds and Their Individual Sets of Key Characteristics 39
On the Distinction Between Descriptive and Explanatory Theories 43
Ten Worlds of Welfare Capitalism and Their Regime Characteristics 45
Social Democratic Welfare Regime 45
Christian Democratic Welfare Regime 46
Neoliberal Welfare Regime 48
Pro-Welfare Conservative Welfare Regime 49
Anti-Welfare Conservative Welfare Regime 50
Slightly Universal Welfare Regime 51
Selective Rudimentary Welfare Regime 52
Exclusion-Based Welfare Regime 53
Ultra Rudimentary Welfare Regime 54
Socialist/Communist Welfare Regime 56
The Overall Picture 57
4 Welfare Regimes and Their Povertization and Inequality Outcomes 63
The Dimensions of Povertization and Inequality 63
Looking at the Empirical Data: The Spectral Data Analysis 75
5 Distinct Shades and Patterns of Dehumanization: Mapping Global Welfare Regimes 131
Empirical Data Versus Hijacked Realities of Thought 140
The Reality and Concept of Dehumanization: Letting the Data Speak 141
Conclusion 146
Part III Normative/Concluding Part 147
6 Back to the Future: Income Polarization, Mass Povertization and Simple Ways out of It 148
Turning the Clock from the Past to the Future 149
Universal Basic Income: New Specter or New Opportunity to Eradicate Poverty Once and for All? 153
Getting out of the Social Policy Comfort Zone: Start Taxing the Super-Rich 154
7 Decency for All: Universal Basic Income, Smart Universalism, Provident Funds and Primarily Taxing the Super-Rich 157
Integrating Recent and Current Major Criticisms of Social Policy as We Know It 157
Universal Basic Income: More Than Just the Solution to Poverty, as It is also a Remedy to Intra and Inter Cis-/Trans-Gender Inequality 160
Acknowledging Micro-Economic and Behavioral Effects: Replacing Blind Universalism with Smart Universalism 162
Converting Social Insurance Systems Into Provident Fund Systems (Everywhere and All of Them, Except All Accident Insurance Systems) 168
Assets for the Poor and Near-Poor: A New Social Right 171
Taxing the Super-Super-Rich 172
Stop Taxing the Poor and the Near-Poor 173
The Win-Win-Win Solution of Provident Fund Systems 174
Decency for All 177
Correction to: Ten Worlds of Welfare Capitalism 179
Correction to: C. Aspalter, Ten Worlds of Welfare Capitalism, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7863-0 179
Epilogue 180
A Note to Go 182
References 183