Does a Southern European Model Exist?

Crise econômica e desigualdades nos sistemas de saúde dos países do Sul da Europa

“…According to several authors, Esping-Andersen's analysis failed to highlight the specificities and characteristics proper to the welfare state in the countries of Southern Europe, and they defended a new approach to identify the distinctive aspects of the social protection systems in these countries 17,18,19,20,21,22 . According to Ferrera 17 , one of the principal characteristics of the Southern model in social Europe was the introduction of dualist social protection during the period of great economic expansion , with highly generous provisions for the central market categories (public employees and workers in large industries) and modest protection schemes for peripheral categories (precarious workers, self-employed, and employees of small companies).…”

The Changing Worlds and Workplaces of Capitalism

“…Familialistic regimes are normally depicted as having very rigid labour markets in spite of having some of the highest shares of atypical employment in Europe. The limited presence of individuals and families fully dependent on salaried income for their living represents a distinctive feature of this model (Andreotti et al 2001). Self-employment and irregular activities in small family businesses and underground activities are traditionally widespread forms of work in these countries, while temporary jobs and new forms of 'pseudo' self-employment have also risen considerably (EIRO 2002).…”

Dádiva, família e redes Sociais

“…8 Neste sentido apontam, também, outras análises relativas ao "modelo do Sul", em que se destaca o papel da família nos sistemas de protecção social de Portugal, Espanha, Itália e Grécia (Andreotti et al, 2001).…”