1 比較福祉国家論の可能性 : 21世紀モデルへの視界は拓けたか(「福祉国家」の射程)
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This article reviews the recent developments in comparative welfare state research, aiming to foresee how the welfare state could be reshaped in the ongoing globalization of capital markets. Firstly, the theoretical breakthrough accomplished by Gosta Esping-Andersen's well-known welfare regime theory is analyzed, compared to the previous phases in comparative welfare state research. What intended by his theory is, it is argued, not just to find a typology of welfare states, but to evaluate adaptabilities of the different types of welfare state in the changing international environment. Secondly, the validity of the welfare state regime theory to analyze the East Asian experiences of welfare state development is considered. Although the welfare state regime theory has been biased toward the Western experiences, still it is possible to find approximate locations of the East Asian welfare states, like Japan, in the comparative spectrum of the welfare state regime theory. Thirdly, theoretical capacity of the welfare state regime theory to prospect possible futures of welfare states is discussed. The concept of 'decommodification', which is principal component of the theory, should be re-defined more clearly in order to assess the 'workfare' reforms in the recent welfare state politics.
- 社会政策学会の論文
- 2001-10-30