Download or read book Culture and the Politics of Welfare written by J. Hudson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-12-17 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text offers an in-depth examination of the influence of culture on welfare states. It suggests new ways in which cross-national differences in culture might be measured and, using a range of approaches, utilizes these measures to explore the role culture plays in shaping differences in social policy frameworks across high income countries.