Welfare State

The welfare state is a form of government in which the state protects and promotes the economic and social well-being of the citizens, based upon the principles of equal opportunity, equitable distribution of wealth, and public responsibility for citizens unable to avail themselves of the minimal provisions for a good life. Sociologist T. H. Marshall described the modern welfare state as a distinctive combination of democracy, welfare, and capitalism.As a type of mixed economy, the welfare state funds the governmental institutions for health care and education along with direct benefits given to individual citizens. Early features of the welfare state, …

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Policy Press · 19 November 2024 English

podcast, Nat Dyer, author of 'Ricardo's Dream', explores Ricardo’s theories, their link to the welfare state, and why flawed economic models still shape policy. The post PODCAST: How economics left the real

explores Ricardo’s theories, their link to the welfare state, and why flawed economic models still shape


World Bank Group · 12 November 2024 English

This report, written at the request of the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) in Saudi Arabia, explores the importance of addressing care challenges in Saudi Arabia. The report examines …

regardless of the size or generosity of the welfare state, with women generally being the main service


Amnesty International · 12 November 2024 English

The report discusses the findings of research conducted in Denmark on the Danish government’s use of fraud control algorithms to inform the distribution of social benefits through: (a) a public …

AND DISCRIMINATION IN DENMARK’S AUTOMATED WELFARE STATE© Amnesty International 2024 Except where otherwise SURVEILLANCE AND DISCRIMINATION IN DENMARK’S AUTOMATED WELFARE STATE Amnesty International 3 CONTENTS 1. GLOSSARY SURVEILLANCE AND DISCRIMINATION IN DENMARK’S AUTOMATED WELFARE STATE Amnesty International 4 6.6 TRANSPARENCY SURVEILLANCE AND DISCRIMINATION IN DENMARK’S AUTOMATED WELFARE STATE Amnesty International 5 GLOSSARY WORD SURVEILLANCE AND DISCRIMINATION IN DENMARK’S AUTOMATED WELFARE STATE Amnesty International 6 WORD DESCRIPTION


Amnesty International · 12 November 2024 English

new report. The report, Coded Injustice: Surveillance and Discrimination in Denmark’s Automated Welfare State , details how the sweeping use of fraud detection algorithms, paired with mass surveillance practices

Surveillance and Discrimination in Denmark’s Automated Welfare State, details how the sweeping use of fraud detection


World Bank Group · 12 November 2024 English

This paper investigates the relationship between the expectations of economic mobility and support for tax-financed education reforms using data from the Life in Transition Survey, which covers 39 countries in …

argue that the difference in the size of the welfare state in the United States and Europe partly reflects investment: new supporting coalitions for welfare state reform in Western Europe?”, Journal of European


NBER: National Bureau of Economic Research · 7 November 2024 English

We combine societal-level institutional measures from 51 countries between 1996 and 2017 with individual decision-making outcome data from 1,126 laboratory experiments in six meta-analyses to evaluate the effects of within-country …

Trust Levels Predict the Current Size of the Welfare State,” Kyklos, 64, 1–19. Besley, T., and T. Persson


The Geneva Association · 7 November 2024 English

Inclusive insurance

risk-conscious the gaps left by a retrenching welfare state. They can behaviour. This is especially true


Demos (UK) · 6 November 2024 English

The drawback of this is that it is fundamentally disempowering to begin a relational service with an exclusive focus on the deficits of the person seeking support, and the expertise …

therefore be game-changing for the future of the welfare state. While funding cuts have been cataclysmic for population at any one time). So, if we recognise the welfare state as a partnership between people, families and


World Bank Group · 5 November 2024 English

This paper investigates the relationship between the expectations of economic mobility and support for tax-financed education reforms using data from the Life in Transition Survey, which covers 39 countries in …

argue that the difference in the size of the welfare state in the United States and Europe partly reflects investment: new supporting coalitions for welfare state reform in Western Europe?”, Journal of European


World Bank Group · 5 November 2024 English

This paper sheds light on a Malaysian paradox that may have lessons for the rest of the world. Despite high gross domestic product growth with concurrent sharp reductions in income …

democratic processes to the formation of a welfare state which would place strong restrictions on the


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