This book situates ethnic heterogeneity in the larger discussion
of the welfare state and its redistributive outcomes, poverty and
inequality. By using comprehensive, longitudinal data covering 1980
to 2010 from 17 high income countries, this analysis helps achieve
a major milestone in comparative welfare state research both
conceptually and methodologically. Conceptually, it elevates the
relevance of growing ethnic heterogeneity in thinking about how
politics and economics of the welfare state operate, collectively
impacting the magnitudes of poverty and inequality.
Methodologically, the analysis conducted in this book provides
broader empirical tests for the many propositions and discourses
found in the literature based largely on anecdotal evidence, case
studies, and unjustifiably limited quantitative data. The
innovative oeprationalization of the multidimensional character of
both welfare state policies and ethnic heterogeneity help broaden
the analytical frameworks of comparative welfare state
research.
The outcome is a major advance in the way we understand the
causes and redistributive consequences of the welfare state, in
which ethno-racial, religious, and especially immigration
heterogeneity can play a crucial role. A thorough and insightful
analysis presented in this book helps students, researchers, and
policymakers better understand the ethnic heterogeneity connections
of the welfare state and redistribution, together with a
comparative perspective of the changing faces of ethnic
heterogeneity, welfare state policies, and poverty and inequality
in high income countries.
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