17. ‘ since [the worlds of welfare] are, in a sense, ideal types there are bound to be ambiguous cases…It is…possible that the criteria employed to demarcate a regime may err: if alternative attributes were considered, the classification might break down or, at least, require additional regimes’ (Esping-Andersen) Three Worlds of Welfare?
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39. Esping-Andersen’s Decommodification Index 13.0 Australia 13.8 USA 17.1 New Zealand 22.0 Canada 23.3 Ireland 23.4 UK 24.1 Italy 27.1 Japan 27.5 France 27.7 Germany 29.2 Finland 29.8 Switzerland 31.1 Austria 32.4 Belgium 32.4 Netherlands 38.1 Denmark 38.3 Norway 39.1 Sweden
40. Esping -Andersen’s Decommodification Index 13.0 Australia 13.8 USA 17.1 New Zealand 22.0 Canada 23.3 Ireland 23.4 UK 24.1 Italy 27.1 Japan 27.5 France 27.7 Germany 29.2 Finland 29.8 Switzerland 31.1 Austria 32.4 Belgium 32.4 Netherlands 38.1 Denmark 38.3 Norway 39.1 Sweden
41. Esping-Andersen’s Decommodification Index 13.0 Australia 13.8 USA 17.1 New Zealand 22.0 Canada 23.3 Ireland 23.4 UK 24.1 Italy 27.1 Japan 27.5 France 27.7 Germany 29.2 Finland 29.8 Switzerland 31.1 Austria 32.4 Belgium 32.4 Netherlands 38.1 Denmark 38.3 Norway 39.1 Sweden