Table 1.
Worlds of welfare capitalismα
| Liberal | Conservative | Social-Democratic | Radical | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esping-Andersen (1990)β | Australia Canada Ireland New Zealand UK USA (Switzerland) |
Finland France Germany Italy Japan (Switzerland) |
Austria Belgium Denmark Netherlands Norway Sweden |
|
| Castles and Mitchell (1990, 1993)γ | Ireland Japan Switzerland USA |
Germany Italy Netherlands |
Belgium Denmark Norway Sweden |
Australia New Zealand UK |
Notes: α = welfare regimes considered to be prototypical are shown underlined.
β= Switzerland was cross-classified, being Conservative on Esping-Andersen's combined index of decommodification (Esping-Andersen 1990: 52) and Liberal on his social stratification index (Esping-Andersen 1990: 74).
γ = the four countries of Austria, Canada, Finland and France were not accommodated within Castles' and Mitchell's classification.