Implications of Subsidiarity for the Care of Older People in Germany
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11196740 |
|---|---|
| Authors | SUSAN TESTER (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 251-262 |
| Publication date | 1994-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Policy and Administration (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0144-5596 • E-ISSN: 1467-9515 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9515.1994.tb00427.x |
| OpenAlex | W2166403180 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 14 |
This paper examines definitions and origins of the principle of subsidiarity and its application to welfare systems of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) with particular reference to the care of older people. The German corporatist welfare system is influenced by conservative views about status relations and Catholic teachings on family responsibilities. Since unification of Germany in 1990 new care systems based on the principle of subsidiarity have been imposed in eastern Germany. The FRG's social insurance system based on entitlement benefits those fully employed, while women and marginalized groups with low status in the labour market are poorly covered by insurance and may have to rely on stigmatizing means‐tested social welfare based on subsidiarity. Access to pluralist, fragmented care services depends on eligibility for funding through insurance or social welfare or else on ability to pay. Social care is poorly developed because of the emphasis on insurance and the medical model as well as on the principles of subsidiarity and self help which place an explicit duty on the family, mainly women, to care
Economic policy · Economics · Entitlement (fair division · European union · German · Legislation · Political science · Social insurance · Social policy · Social Welfare · Subsidiarity · Unification · Welfare · Welfare state · Law · Public Administration · Social and Demographic Issues in Germany · Social Policy and Reform Studies
Developments in German Politics
Welfare State Regimes and Welfare Citizenship
The Principle of Subsidiarity and the Social Policy of the European Community
After Unification
Social Change in Eastern Europe
Towards Women's Independence
On the Principle of Subsidiarity
New directions in welfare? France, West Germany, Italy and Britain in the 1980s
Subsidiarity and the Welfare State
Subsidiarity in Social Services Provision in Germany
Developments in West German politics
The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
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| Citation span | 2001 - 2001 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |