Britain and Europe
Separate Worlds of Welfare
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7786403 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Geoffrey M Evans (0000-0003-2036-7814), Geoffrey Evans (0009-0003-8488-0227) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 183-198 |
| Publication date | 1998-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Government and Opposition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0017-257X • E-ISSN: 1477-7053 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1477-7053.1998.tb00789.x |
| OpenAlex | W2053610366 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 16 |
AS EUROPEAN INTEGRATION BECOMES AN INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT public policy issue facing both the country and its political leaders, the degree to which Britain can or should harmonize its welfare, employment and taxation policies with those of other EU members will receive progressively more attention. In this context and with the evident importance of opinion poll popularity for the main political parties’ pursuit of electoral success, public opinion on issues concerning welfare, taxation and redistribution is likely to have considerable bearing on the viability of Britain's incorporation of the legislation and practices endorsed in other EU member states. Nonetheless, even a cursory examination of evidence on the public's attitude on questions relating to these changes suggests integration is unlikely to follow a smoothly negotiated path. Responses to a recent British Social Attitudes survey, for example, show that, while holding mixed attitudes towards the idea of European integration and only mildly negative attitudes to EU inf hence over policies concerning pollution, immigration and defence, the British public are strongly opposed to EU influence over taxation and, to some degree, employment policy. Even among those people who endorsed the general aim of European integration, only a minority – in the case of taxation, a very small minority – found the idea of Europeanlevel decision-making acceptable
Context (archaeology · Economic policy · Economics · European integration · European union · Immigration · Legislation · Opinion poll · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Popularity · Public economics · Public opinion · Redistribution (election · Welfare · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Political Systems and Governance · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies
Assessment of Measurement Equivalence with Cross-National and Longitudinal Surveys in Political Science
Self-interest, Perceptions of Transition and Welfare Preferences in the New Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus
The Dynamics of Social and Labour Market Policies in France and the United Kingdom
An East–West comparison of healthcare evaluations in Europe
A Bedrock of Support? Trends in Welfare State Attitudes in Sweden, 1981–2010
Welfare and the Discriminating Public
Australia
British Social Attitudes
British Social Attitudes: Special International Report
Cluster Analysis
The welfare state and equality
Contradictions of the Welfare State
Reasoning and Choice
Harmonization of social policies and social regulation in the European Community
What Kind of Vision is That?’ British Public Attitudes Towards the European Community During the Thatcher Era
The Political Culture of Ambivalence
Beliefs about Inequality
Public Reactions to the Growth of Taxation and Government Expenditure
Identifying Welfare State Regimes
The Politics and Economics of Democratic Commitment
Public Opinion and the Welfare State
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,3 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2018 (16) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |