Economics and Social Welfare

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Anthony Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Fiscal Policy ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Unemployment Insurance ◽  
Market Failure ◽  
Aggregate Demand ◽  
Equilibrium Price ◽  
Social Welfare Policy ◽  
Market Demand ◽  
Welfare Policies ◽  
Temporary Assistance

This article covers basic economic concepts, as well as their relevance to social welfare policy. It defines economics, and follows this with discussions of microeconomic concepts, such as market, demand, supply, equilibrium price, and market failure. Next, it takes up discussions of macroeconomic concepts, such as gross domestic product, aggregate demand, inflation, unemployment, fiscal policy, taxes, and free trade. As these economic concepts are discussed, they are related to social welfare policies, such as Social Security, Unemployment Insurance, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.

Living Standards in Edwardian England and the Liberal Welfare Reforms

2018 ◽  
pp. 169-216
Author(s):  
George R. Boyer
Keyword(s):  
Social Welfare ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Political Influence ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
Social Welfare Policy ◽  
Welfare Policies ◽  
The First World War ◽  
History Of ◽  
First World ◽  
Welfare Reforms

This chapter argues that the Liberal Welfare Reforms of 1906–11, which created a safety net reducing the economic insecurity associated with industrial capitalism, marked a watershed in the history of British social welfare policy. Their timing is explained by increased middle-class knowledge of workers' insecurity and by the greater willingness of Parliament to act as a result of growing working-class political influence. The chapter then compares British social welfare policies with social policies elsewhere in Western Europe. Britain's welfare reforms did not take place in isolation—several European nations adopted social welfare policies in the decades leading up to 1914. Indeed, Britain was a bit of a latecomer in the adoption of social programs, although it caught up quickly after 1906 and by the eve of the First World War was a leader in social welfare protection.

Social Welfare Policy

2020 ◽  
pp. 444-463
Author(s):  
Joel Blau
Keyword(s):  
Income Inequality ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Welfare Policy ◽  
First Century ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Social Welfare Policy ◽  
Poor People ◽  
Welfare Policies ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Historical Factors

This chapter examines the main themes in social welfare policy. These themes include the assumption that poor people are responsible for their own poverty; a belief in the marketplace as the best means of addressing human needs; and a consequent wariness of federal social welfare interventions. Analyzing social welfare policy’s multiple and conflicting roles, it then traces these themes as they have manifested themselves throughout U.S. history. The chapter concludes by contending that while these historical factors may have all contributed to less comprehensive social welfare policies, their inadequacies effectively reopen the issue of what social welfare should become in the twenty-first century, when neoliberalism and rising income inequality have heightened the fears of so many Americans about their declining standard of living.

Congressional Oversight and Social Welfare Policy

Oversight ◽  
2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael D. Minta
Keyword(s):  
Social Welfare ◽  
Welfare Policy ◽  
Social Welfare Policy ◽  
Poor People ◽  
Welfare Policies ◽  
Congressional Oversight ◽  
The Poor

This chapter examines the advocacy efforts of members of Congress for policies designed to help poor people. It investigates whether the differences that exist between black, Latino, and white legislators in racial and ethnic hearings also occur in social welfare hearings. It examine legislators' interventions in committee deliberations during part of the Clinton era (1993–1997) and the first term of the George W. Bush presidency (2001–2003). It focuses on how actively legislators engaged in the deliberations in terms of questioning witnesses and interacting with fellow members of Congress. It also examines other legislative interventions, such as testifying at hearings in favor of social welfare policies that benefit the poor and requesting hearings designed to help poor people, who are disproportionately minorities.

scholarly journals SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY PREFERENCES IN LATVIA: EVIDENCE FROM ISSP SURVEYS

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 678-684
Author(s):  
Mareks Niklass
Keyword(s):  
Social Welfare ◽  
Welfare Policy ◽  
Policy Preferences ◽  
Social Welfare Policy ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Government Interventions ◽  
Welfare Policies ◽  
Self Interest ◽  
Over Time

This study seeks to find out how social welfare policy preferences have changed over time and what factors account for those preferences in Latvia. The author analyses ISSP survey data gathered in 1996, 2007 and 2016. The data analysis shows that most Latvians still support government interventions in providing social welfare. However, economic factors like material wellbeing and self-interest have decreased the overall support for social welfare policies during the last 20 years. The article provides a long-term perspective missing in previous studies on social welfare policy preferences in Eastern Europe.

Historical Context

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Keyword(s):  
Welfare State ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Welfare Policy ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Social Welfare Policy ◽  
Charitable Organizations ◽  
Welfare Policies ◽  
Assistance Programs ◽  
The Great Depression ◽  
The Welfare State

The chapter explores the origin of social welfare policies in welfare states in Western democratic countries. It traces the state of poverty in most Western democracies before the Great Depression of 1930s, and states' interventions with welfare social assistance programs previously handled by communities, churches, and charitable organizations. The chapter, therefore, examines the historical context of social welfare policy, the nature of the welfare state regime, modern welfare state approaches to social welfare policy, and the market and global economies and the welfare state.

Social Welfare Policy and Living Standards between the Wars

2018 ◽  
pp. 217-259
Author(s):  
George R. Boyer
Keyword(s):  
Working Class ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Disability Insurance ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
Social Welfare Policy ◽  
Welfare Policies ◽  
Social Surveys ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The Social

This chapter describes the interwar expansion of social welfare policies and their role in alleviating economic insecurity in an era of unprecedented unemployment. The social security system established before the war and extended in the 1920s consisted of several independently administered programs—unemployment insurance, sickness and disability insurance, old age pensions, widows' and orphans' insurance, and the Poor Law. This safety net of many colors proved to be quite successful in alleviating poverty and maintaining the well-being of working-class households. The important role played by the safety net is clearly shown in the social surveys undertaken in the 1930s—between one-third and one-half of all working-class families surveyed received social income of some form. While the condition of the working class would have been considerably worse without the safety net, it contained many holes, which led to calls for a restructuring of social policy.

scholarly journals Social Welfare and Catholic Social Teaching: Foundational Theological Principles for Case Studies

Religions ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 288
Author(s):  
Thomas Massaro, S.J.
Keyword(s):  
Social Welfare ◽  
Catholic Social Teaching ◽  
Church History ◽  
Social Welfare Policy ◽  
Social Teaching ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Welfare Policies ◽  
Marginalized Communities ◽  
Key Issues

For well over a century, Catholic social teaching has advocated for generous social welfare policies that assist members of poor and marginalized communities. Efforts to understand and describe the shape and influence of these advocacy endeavors, naturally conducted primarily by social scientists and historians of policy, must be grounded in foundational theological considerations, as well as an appreciation of recent church history. Among the topics of central relevance are the tensions within these teachings between: (1) engagement and intervention; (2) key contending metaphors, such as “blueprint” and “yardstick”; and (3) the interplay between universal principles and local applications. Only by first appreciating these tensions in their historical and theological dimensions may a fully adequate portrayal of the purpose and influence of Catholic social teaching emerge, even if a significant share of these tensions remains ultimately unresolved. Clarifying these key issues in the developing self-awareness of Catholic social teaching enhances our ability to chart a course forward regarding the prospect of fostering social change, even within highly challenging pluralistic contexts. Adhering to hard-won lessons from past social involvements will allow Catholicism to retain its constructive influence on future social welfare policy.

Social Welfare Policy

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Carl Rom
Keyword(s):  
Social Welfare ◽  
Policy Implementation ◽  
Welfare Policy ◽  
Social Welfare Policy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Policy Area ◽  
Welfare Policies ◽  
Redistribute Income

This article examines social welfare policies and policymaking, which concern programs that either redistribute income or provide services to individuals to improve the quality of their lives. The author explains major social welfare policy areas, their history, and their content. The article then explores the politics of policymaking in this policy area, with particular attention to the roles of institutions, federalism, and reform, as well as the politics of policy implementation and the important role of race in this policy area. Avenues for future research are discussed.

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