Author: Koster, Ferry

Source: International Journal of Social Welfare, Volume 18, Number 2, April 2009 , pp. 153-162(10)

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Abstract:

Koster F. The welfare state and globalisation: down and out or too tough to die?

Int J Soc Welfare 2008: 17: 000-000 © 2008 The Author(s), Journal compilation © 2008 Blackwell Publishing Ltd and the International Journal of Social Welfare.

Politicians as well as researchers frequently claim that globalisation - and in particular its economic dimension - poses a threat to the welfare state. This article examines whether such a claim is justified by the empirical studies that investigate the relationship between economic openness and the welfare state. Based on the literature, two contrasting hypotheses are distinguished: the first states that economic openness does threaten the welfare state and the second argues that this is not the case. The empirical studies are systematically reviewed in this article: the analysis shows that the second hypothesis is supported most often and it is therefore concluded that economic openness does not threaten the welfare state.

Keywords: globalisation; economic openness; welfare state

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2397.2008.00571.x

Affiliations: 1: Leiden University, The Netherlands

Publication date: 2009-04-01

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