Varieties of Support within Various Capitalisms

Abstract

The following chapters examine comparative data on the size of corporate and social welfare in a number of OECD countries. Chapter 5 provides data on sectoral support within OECD coun­tries and Chapter 6 looks at the impact of the economic crisis on national welfare systems and the impact of corporate welfare mea­sures on social welfare in the wake of the post-2008 global economic crisis. This chapter examines aggregate comparative data from four angles. First, the general business climate is considered, with a focus on business needs satisfaction scores alongside regulations, corporate taxation and tax benefits. Secondly, it seeks to quantify some of the key benefits obtained by corporations from governments. Thirdly, the chapter attempts to estimate the relative costs dedicated to the var­ious categories of welfare. Lastly, it plots different welfare systems according to their location on the social-corporate welfare divide.KeywordsSocial WelfareGross Domestic ProductSocial ProtectionIncome ShareLabour Market RegulationThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.