世界各地で異なる「福祉国家システム」を比較する視座を開く好評ハンドブックの7年ぶりの新版。改訂増補し、32の国・地域をカバー。イタリア、スペイン、南アフリカ、ベトナムなどの新たな事例研究を含む。New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2023. Developing countries may not have full-fledged welfare states like those we find in Europe, but certainly they have welfare state systems. For comparative social policy research, the term "welfare state systems" has many advantages, as there are numerous different types/models of welfare state systems around the world.