Amaral, LucianoSoverini, Vittorio2025-02-262025-02-262024-01-192023-12-14http://hdl.handle.net/10362/179850This thesis provides an analysis of the degree of universalism of different welfare states. Three categories of the welfare state have already been defined (Esping-Andersen 1990): the social democratic welfare state, typical of Scandinavia, the corporatist model, typical of continental Europe, and the liberal model, typical of the Anglo-Saxon countries. In this thesis, a fourth category will be included: the Southern Europe model, as proposed by several authors. To measure the degree of universalism of the different welfare states a composite index called QWEST is used. The “Quality of Welfare State” index estimates the degree of universalism through seven variables.engPublic policySocial justiceWelfareUniversalismmaster thesis203866207