Practice question · Sort into groups
Sort each characteristic by the welfare regime it describes.
Groups: Liberal · Conservative-corporatist · Social democratic
- High decommod.
- Contributory status
- Family-centred care
- Universal provision
- Low decommod.
- Means-tested market
Hints
- Ask what each regime assumes about the market and the family.
- Status preservation and family-centred provision go together.
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Liberal: Means-tested market, Low decommod.
Conservative-corporatist: Contributory status, Family-centred care
Social democratic: Universal provision, High decommod.
Why
The three columns differ in what they take for granted. The liberal regime assumes the market provides and steps in where it fails; the conservative regime assumes the family provides and preserves the earner's status; the social democratic regime assumes neither and provides directly.
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