Bifurcation, stratification and informality in post-socialist welfare regimes

Cox, T. (2018) Bifurcation, stratification and informality in post-socialist welfare regimes. Intersections: East European Journal of Society and Politics, 40(1), pp. 24-44.

Abstract

The essay assesses the work of Júlia Szalai on the concept of the bifurcated welfare state as a contribution to the debate on welfare regimes in Central and Eastern Europe. It locates her work in the context of the debate around Esping-Andersen’s ideal types of welfare state regimes and sees the bifurcated welfare state as offering a means of understanding the key features of hybrid welfare states in East Central Europe. The essay then examines evidence in support of the concept and explores possible ways in which the idea may contribute to the research agenda on welfare regimes.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Cox, Professor Terence
• Authors: Cox, T.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Central and East European Studies
• Journal Name: Intersections: East European Journal of Society and Politics
• Publisher: Centre for Social Sciences at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
• ISSN: 2416-089X
• ISSN (Online): 2416-089X
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2018 The Authors
• First Published: First published in Intersections: East European Journal of Society and Politics 4091):24-44
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher