Welfare State, Retrenchment of
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22368446 |
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| Authors | Olli Kangas (0000-0002-7343-6337, corresponding author), Olli E Kangas |
| Year | 2007 |
| Publication date | 2007-02-15 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosw011 |
| OpenAlex | W4251320540 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
Retrenchment of the welfare state pertains to various cost containment efforts governments have tried to introduce. Retrenchment has taken different forms in different countries and different policy areas. It can include cuts in generosity and increasing qualification conditions to make benefits less universal and restrict the number of recipients. Also, changes in the form of financing can be used. In many countries financial responsibilities have been transferred to individuals themselves. The state has limited its role and citizens have more responsibility for their own welfare. The naming of the policies varies. Sometimes retrenchment is used synonymously with cutting, rolling‐back, restructuring, reforming, recasting, recalibrating, and dismantling the welfare state
Business · Economics · Generosity · Market economy · Political science · Restructuring · Retrenchment · Welfare · Welfare state · Employment and Welfare Studies · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Law · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Finance
| Highly cited | No |
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