Iraq’s Hybrid Welfare Regime: Understanding a Fragmented System of Social Protection

A patchwork of differently patterned fabric squares symbolising a fragmented and hybrid system of social protection.

This blog post is based on an article published in the Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy by Siena Caridi-Ross and Zahid Mumtaz. When we think of welfare states, high-income countries such as Sweden, Germany, or Australia usually come to mind. These countries align with Gøsta Esping-Andersen’s influential typology of social democratic, conservative, and… Continue reading Iraq’s Hybrid Welfare Regime: Understanding a Fragmented System of Social Protection