welfare state

  • 31welfare state — noun a system whereby the state undertakes to protect the health and well being of its citizens, especially those in need, by means of grants, pensions, and other benefits …

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  • 32welfare state — country which cares for the basic needs of its citizens (i.e. health, housing, education) …

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  • 33Hidden Welfare State — The Hidden Welfare State is a term coined by Christopher Howard, assistant professor of government at the College of William and Mary, to refer to tax expenditures with social welfare objectives that are often not included in discussions about… …

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  • 34Italian welfare state — Since Esping Andersen, works upon the models of welfare state showed only two tendencies about Italy’s placement in the typology. Esping Andersen himself (1990) and Castles Mitchell (1993) put Italy in the Conservative Corporatist model, along… …

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  • 35European welfare state — There are three main interpretations of the idea of a welfare state: * the provision of welfare services by the state. * an ideal model in which the state assumes primary responsibility for the welfare of its citizens. This responsibility is… …

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  • 36The Mammaries of the Welfare State — infobox Book | name = The Mammaries of the Welfare State author = Upamanyu Chatterjee cover artist = country = India language = English series = genre = Novel publisher = Penguin Books release date = 2000 pages = 440 pp isbn = ISBN 0 670 87934 7… …

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  • 37welfare statism — welfare state …

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  • 38Welfare capitalism — Welfare capitalism, started in the 19th century, refers either to the combination of a capitalist economic system with a welfare state or in a strictly American context to the practice of businesses providing welfare like services to employees.… …

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  • 39Welfare reform — is a movement for policy change in countries with a state administered social welfare systems. Welfare reform is a movement to change a government s social welfare policy with aims at reducing recipient dependence on the government. Members of… …

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  • 40Welfare — may refer to:* Well being, quality of lifestyle ** Animal welfare, the quality of life of animals, and concerns thereabout * Welfare , a film directed by Frederick WisemanIn economics:* Social welfare provision, government programs that seek to… …

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