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To what extent does Germany fit the conservative/corporatist model as described
by Esping-Anderson

Essay plan (as agreed with tutor)

Introduction: Needs to put in context, brief whistle stop explanation of EA ‘seminal’
work Three worlds of welfare capitalism, social democratic, liberal,
conservative/corporatist, decommidification, stratification

Body: Section 1: what is the German model according to EA?Corporatist what does
this mean? Must include Bismark-Social insu’ance

Male bread winner model-socially conservative state ideologies that dive policies
encouaging the status quo, taxes etc to keep women at home, focus on familialism,
relationship between the family the state and the market. Speak to what sociall
instance is.

Section 2: How was he right? (talk about when it was written 1990) reflect also on how
might he have not been right?

Section 3: Changes? Dual transformation and tiptoeing through the crisis-

Welfare reforms-Hafiz, Reister Pensions

path dependency- history matters

Conclusion: EA had himself there are no perfect models-

what is increasingly been seen is hybrid models

My rough thoughts and bits and bobs:

To what extent does Germany fit the conservative/corporatist model as described by
Esping-Anderson?