Gøsta Esping-Andersen
| Gøsta Esping-Andersen | |
|---|---|
| Born |
24 November 1947 Næstved, Denmark |
| Fields | Sociology, Comparative Social Policy |
| Institutions |
Harvard University European University Institute Pompeu Fabra University |
| Known for | Welfare Regimes • Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism |
Gøsta Esping-Andersen (pronounced [ˈjøsd̥a ɛsb̥eŋ ˈɑnɐsn̩]) (born 24 November 1947 in Næstved, Denmark), is a Danish sociologist whose primary focus is on the welfare state and its place in capitalist economies. Esping-Andersen is a professor at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona (Spain), and member of the Scientific Committee of the Juan March Institute and of the Board of Trustees and the Scientific Council at the IMDEA Social Sciences Institute, both in Madrid (Spain).
His major, most influential and highly cited book titled The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism was published in 1990 and it laid out three main types of welfare states, in which modern developed capitalist nations cluster:
It is important to note that these categories have little to do with the contemporary labels of American politics, and rather have much more to do with general political theory. The traditional examples of the three types of welfare states are the United States (liberal), Germany (corporatist-statist) and Sweden (social democratic).
Other sociologists and political scientists went on to apply his theoretical analysis to the real world. One such example is a book entitled Real Worlds of Welfare Capitalism, written by Robert E. Goodin, Bruce Headey, Ruud Muffels, and Henk-Jan Dirven. While some critics claim Esping-Andersen's categories are becoming outdated, many political scientists are attracted by its intuitive simplicity.
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