States of Welfare
A Response to Charles Atherton
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11636163 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Veit–Wilson (University of Newcastle Australia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 312-317 |
| Publication date | 2002-06-01 |
| 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 | 10.1111/1467-9515.00286 |
| OpenAlex | W1828879611 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 5 |
This response deals with Atherton’s objections in so far as they are relevant and restates the importance of clarity about the content of the term “welfare state”. It suggests that the term be restricted to states which offer a minimum real level of living to all their citizens, and shows that it is possible in both principle and practice to compress income inequalities to a point where poverty is effectively abolished. The article discusses some of the logical and semantic problems that have arisen as terms such as “welfare state” and “welfare regime” have been adapted to make international comparisons
CLARITY · Economics · Inequality · Law and economics · Market economy · Point (geometry · Political science · Positive economics · Poverty · Public economics · Sociology · State (computer science · Term (time · Welfare · Welfare state · Employment and Welfare Studies · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Law · Mathematics · Social Policy and Reform Studies
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2003 - 2021 (19) |
| Highly cited | No |