The impact of social policy on social trust: Decommodification and stratification according to Esping-Andersen’s welfare regime typology
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Date
2010
Authors
Tamilina, Larysa
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Publisher
Uludağ Üniversitesi
Abstract
The main interest of this research consists of introducing an outcome spectrum in studying the welfare state-trust nexus. The latter can be obtained by decomposing Esping-Andersen’s welfare regime typology and directly evaluating the effects of decommodification and stratification on trust indexes. The expectation is formulated on the premise of the traditional crowding-out hypothesis which assumes that as the welfare state develops, trust levels decline. The hypothesis is checked based on a cross-sectional analysis for a set of 18 OECD countries while using a multi-level modeling as the main research method. The results obtained permit to reject the crowding-out hypothesis and infer that welfare states may enhance trust formation.
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Trust, Welfare state, Decommodification, Stratification, Crowding-out
Citation
Tamilina, L. (2010). "The impact of social policy on social trust: Decommodification and stratification according to Esping-Andersen’s welfare regime typology". International Journal of Social Inquiry, 3(1), 3-28.