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About this book
The existing welfare regime literature identifies differences in welfare state systems. Sarah Förster asks, if we can learn something on the organizational level about the embedding of philanthropic foundations in the field of social welfare in different welfare state systems. This investigation is based on comparative insights from the three country cases of Germany, Sweden and the UK (England). Guided by propositions from theoretical analysis of welfare regime literature, comparative explorative case studies based on interview data and secondary sources give insights into the field and the embedding of philanthropic social welfare foundations in the three different welfare state systems. Each type of foundation has different levels of independence from external constraints and is embedded to different degrees according to the propositions from welfare regime theory. These differences hold further implications for the investigation of foundations as a special organizational form.
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Sarah Förster works at the Office for Research and Innovation at the Technical University of Munich.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Philanthropic Foundations and Social Welfare
Book Subtitle: A Comparative Study of Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom (England)
Authors: Sarah Förster
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-28499-2
Publisher: Springer VS Wiesbaden
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-28498-5Published: 06 November 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-28499-2Published: 29 October 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 243
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations
Topics: Sociological Theory, Social Policy