The aim of this book is to identify the variation in welfare regimes and the corresponding welfare outcome at the micro level. The research agenda of this report sets out from the tradition of the 'social indicator movement', and recent regime research. This volume is of interest to researchers in quality of life research, economists and political scientists interested in welfare regimes and comparative social welfare research, and administrators in social planning and social work.

1: Introduction; J. Vogel. 2: The Labour Market; J. Vogel. 3: The Welfare State; J. Vogel. 4: The Family; J. Vogel. 5: Income and Material Living Standards; J. Vogel. 6: Health; T. Theorell, J. Vogel. 7: Welfare Regimes and Welfare Opinions: A Comparison of Eight Western Countries; S. Svallfors. 8: Subjective Well-being in the European Union; B. Christoph, H.-H. Noll. 9: Towards a Typology of European Welfare Production. Summary and Discussion; J. Vogel. References. Appendix 1: Selected Tables.