Modelos y regímenes de bienestar social en una perspectiva comparativa: Europa, Estados Unidos y América Latina

Abstract

This paper shows the basic theoretical elements of the welfare state and the main welfare regimes and their application in Western Europe, as well as an account of the different existing models, taking the residual model of the United States as an example, Germany’s corporatist model and the socialdemocratic model of the Netherlands. Another section renders a brief account and comparison of the general situation of welfare regimes in Latin America.The main purpose is to highlight the relevance of the welfare regime theory as an analytical framework for the production and distribution of wealth in contemporary societies.