One reason for this might be the electoral cost of retrenchment, but it could also be due to the fact that the historical reason for the development of the welfare state still exists. This can be witnessed in the need for intervention due to market-failure, the need to cover certain ...
The welfare state has been said to be in crisis many times. Many have predicted the death of the patient, but without having made a proper diagnosis. Reasons for such crises, it has been argued, have been globalisation, change in demography, lack of legitimacy and lack of ability to.nance...
viability of the Welfare State today. His argument can be condensed as a paraphrase of de Quincey’s famous passage on the “simple art of murder”: “If once a man indulges himself in looking for gaps in the fabric of being, very soon he comes to think little of the notion of an a...
Both globalization and the welfare state are very important concepts at the start of the twenty-first century. They are also controversial topics. Most economists and economic historians would probably agree that the period of 'Pax Britannica', (the years from 1820 — after the end of the Napol...
There are nearer approaches to modern metaphysics in the Philebus and in the Sophist; the Politicus or Statesman is more ideal; the form and institutions of the State are more clearly drawn out in the Laws; as works of art, the Symposium and the Protagoras are of higher excellence. But no...
Neoliberalism, \"Globalization,\" Unemployment, Inequalities, and the Welfare State This analysis of "neoliberalism" and its economic and social consequences is presented in six sections. Section I begins by describing the impact of neolib... Navarro,Vicente - 《International Journal of Health ...
The government announces that it dependon individual organizations to sponsor their own preschool educationand that preschool education isto become a part of the welfare services of various government organizations, institutes, and state- and collectively operated enterprises. Costs for preschool education ...
In this introductory chapter we examine how health varies internationally among rich countries and the social, economic and political reasons for these differences. We also introduce the concept of welfare state regimes. We then outline the rise of neoliberal economics and politics, particularly in the...
article comparing welfare states in advanced democratic countries (or a syllabus on social policy) that does not refer to this seminal work', and 'it is hard to overstate the significance of the impact ofThe Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism(TWWC) on comparative studies of the welfare state'...
In theUSAthere is still a belief in the value of free enterprise and the ability of individuals to succeed if they work hard enough. In some countries, such as England and possibly Sweden, there is a belief in the welfare state, that it is up to the government to lookafter the ...