복지국가의 유형과 문화 - 집단-격자 문화이론을 적용한 복지국가 유형론 정립 -

초록

This study aimed to develop a new typology of welfare state, challenging the established typology of Esping-Andersen(1990) which could be characterized by its limited coverage and static feature. In order to propose an alternative way of looking at the welfare state regimes, this study applied grid-group cultural theory which not only provided four ideal and fifteen hybrid types of welfare state, but also enabled us to overcome the limitations of Esping-Andersen's typology. Empirical test of the new typology was conducted by adopting fuzzy-set ideal type analysis, and by selecting nineteen OECD countries in Europe and America with three periods(1989-1993, 1999-2001, 2008-2012) of European/World Value Survey data. The results of the analyses showed that while US, Portugal and Sweden belonged to the ideal type suggested from cultural theory, the other countries belonged to the hybrid types. As to confirm the validity of the theoretical and empirical results, this study applied two indices - income redistribution after tax and employment protection index - to compare the fuzzy set analysis results, which supported the validity of the new typology. Upon these findings, this study argued that the welfare state typology based on grid-group cultural theory could provide better understandings of the welfare state configurations and the dynamics of welfare states along with the passage of time.

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