Does Economic Hardship Lead to Polarisation of Opinions towards the Welfare State
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2114356 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paulina Forma (0000-0001-5634-9250, Finnish Centre for Pensions, corresponding author), Pauli Forma |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 187-206 |
| Publication date | 2002-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-2794 • E-ISSN: 1469-7823 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0047279401006596 |
| OpenAlex | W1982636000 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
The main focus of this article is an analysis of whether the opinions of the best-off and worst-off diverge during an economic recession. According to previous studies, economic hardship affects the public's willingness to finance the welfare state but less is known about the kind of cleavages economic problems create between different categories of people. Because Finland suffered the deepest economic recession of the OECD countries during the 1990s it provides an excellent context for this kind of study. The willingness of the better-off to finance benefits important to worse-off people decreased during the research period. Recently many European countries have reformed their social policies to increase selectivism. However, results indicate that this kind of policy can create new, or strengthen existing, cleavages among the public
Context (archaeology) · Development economics · Economic policy · Economics · Great recession · Labour economics · Macroeconomics · Market economy · Political science · Politics · Public economics · Recession · State (computer science) · Welfare · Welfare state · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Social Capital and Networks
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 0,42 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2023 (17) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |