This Very Short Introduction discusses the necessity of welfare states in modern capitalist societies. Situating social policy in an historical, sociological, a

Including education has profound consequences, undergirding the case for the productivity of welfare state programs and the explanation for why all rich nations

An analysis of the welfare state from a political economy perspective that examines the effects of aging populations, migration, and globalization on industrial

Evelyne Huber and John D. Stephens offer the most systematic examination to date of the origins, character, effects, and prospects of generous welfare states in

The welfare state has been under attack for decades, but now more than ever there is a need for strong social protection systems—the best tools we have to com