The future of the Welfare State
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9970855 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Harvey Lazar (Queen's University, corresponding author), Peter Stoyko (Carleton University) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 3-36 |
| Publication date | 1998-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Social Security Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-871X • E-ISSN: 1468-246X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1468-246x.00015 |
| OpenAlex | W2001346618 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This paper explores the tension within advanced capitalist economies between the growing need for social security and emerging pressures to scale back the Welfare State. Empirical evidence related to recent Welfare State developments is surveyed along three dimensions: (1) summary statistical indicators of state redistribution efforts; (2) specific policy areas that affect the level of employment, distribution of employment, distribution of earnings, and redistribution of income; and (3) public management practices. The results show that the primary building blocks of the postwar Welfare State have eroded significantly. Important design considerations for future Welfare State reforms are then discussed
Affect (linguistics · Distribution (mathematics · Earnings · Economics · Income distribution · Inequality · Labour economics · Market economy · Political science · Politics · Public economics · Public welfare · Redistribution (election · Social policy · Social security · Sociology · State (computer science · Welfare · Welfare state · Economic Theory and Policy · Finance · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Social Policy and Reform Studies
| Citations per year | 0.09 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2015 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |