Does a general theory of welfare institutions explain the expansion of social assistance in low and middle income countries?
Date Issued
2019
Author(s)
Abstract
What theory can help us to explain the expansion of social assistance in low and middle income countries? Prevailing theories of welfare institutions, including power resources and varieties of capitalism, were developed to study the welfare institutions that emerged among early industrialisers. The paper revisits these theories with a view to identifying elements of general applicability to the study of emerging social assistance in late industrialisers. Two hypotheses on the growth of social assistance are tested using panel data for 2000-2015 and a withinbetween mixed estimation model. The results suggest a general theory of welfare institutions is capable of throwing light on emergent welfare institutions in low and middle income countries, while highlighting important gaps.
Subjects
Social Assistance
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Low and Middle Income Countries
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Social Policy
Institution
Type
book
Serie(s)
Band
1
Secondary publication
No
Language
English
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