Patrick:
Yes, this is exactly what it is all about--it is the political payoff
of the welfare state, if it is done correctly. Esping-Andersen has been
rightly criticized in the United States by people like Ann Shola Orloff
(have you seen her June, 1993 American Sociological Review article?) for
From: Joel Blau [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Then, you are trying to find a way to do targeting within universalism, and we
agree. I thought for a long time that something like what you are doing is the
way out of the dilemma I described, so I'd be interested in seeing what you
come up with.
