Globalization and the future of the welfare state / edited by Miguel Glatzer and Dietrich Rueschemeyer.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

An introduction to the problem / Miguel Glatzer and Dietrich Rueschemeyer -- Globalization, democratization, and government spending in middle-income countries / Geoffrey Garrett and David Nickerson -- Economic internationalization and domestic compensation : northwestern Europe in comparative perspective / John D. Stephens -- Globalization and social policy developments in Latin America / Evelyne Huber -- Revisiting "embedded liberalism" : globalization and the welfare state in Spain and Portugal / Miguel Glatzer -- Globalization and the future of welfare states in post-communist east-central European countries / Mitchell A. Orenstein and Martine R. Haas -- Globalization and the politics of welfare state reform in Russia / Linda J. Cook -- Globalization and social policy in South Korea / Ho Keun Song and Kyung Zoon Hong -- Conclusion: Globalization and social welfare policy / Miguel Glatzer and Dietrich Rueschemeyer.