Define "Social Welfare Policy" (in the UK)?
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03-24-2014, 10:24 AM
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Define "Social Welfare Policy" (in the UK)?
Been looking on the internet for what the "Social Welfare Policy" actually is so I can do my assignment about how it affects businesses, but strangely came up empty.
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03-24-2014, 10:27 AM
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Social Welfare Policy
Definition: Policies that seek to protect and directly improve peoples standard of living Areas: old age programs (e.g., pensions) unemployment sickness/disability social assistance/ poverty alleviation health/medical care environmental policy Social Policy and government spending Social policy expenditures are between 50% and 60% of government spending. In the US, public social spending is overwhelmingly (indeed, almost totally) centered on programs for the elderly. In other countries, especially Germany, Netherlands and Sweden, this is less the case. Non-Public Social Spending Social policy is not only direct government spending. Public (health, pension, unemployment) Private Mandatory (sickness payments) Private Voluntary (private pensions, health) In Europe 90% of social spending is public (except Netherlands and UK), in the US around 67%. Net Social Spending Results Net social spending indicates that private social spending adds significantly to social spending in some countries and subtracts in others. The US and UK catch up. Sweden, Netherlands and Italy fall back. This suggests that government is quite involved even in "market oriented" countries, via private benefits. Implications of Private Mandates Seem to be an alternative to public sector They can simply reinforce/exacerbate inequalities. Coverage of employers w.r.t. those with which incomes getting protection Varieties of Welfare States Four types Liberal most market conforming residualist, minimum benefits/means-testing private insurance stigmatizing life-chances linked to returns in market Conservative market conforming, but status preserving compulsory insurance, but corporatist groupings non-residualist family preserving/ Catholic basis greatest variance in income distribution and benefit quality life chances linked to station/profession and market limited/no benefit for those not participating Socialist least market conforming universalist tax/basic benefits with decent quality state provided tiered benefits for earnings individually based less income inequality tax-insurance financed Radical means-tested, but guaranteed minimum income tax financed Ads |
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