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"Welfare state and social model" as a book category covers the institutions, policies and ideas through which societies organise collective provision for welfare—social security, health care, housing, unemployment protection, pensions, family and disability support—and the economic, political and cultural arrangements that shape them. It includes historical development, comparative studies of different "social models" (e.g. Nordic social-democratic, liberal/Anglo-Saxon, conservative/corporatist, Southern or post‑socialist variants), theoretical debates about redistribution, solidarity and citizenship, and practical policy analysis on financing, labour markets, demography and reform. Typical titles range from scholarly histories and comparative political-economy analyses to policy handbooks, legal studies, case studies, and advocacy or practitioner guides; the category is interdisciplinary, of interest to students, researchers, policymakers and anyone seeking to understand how welfare systems emerge, function and adapt.

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