scholarly journals Rethinking the Social Welfare Regime Model: The Case of Public Policy Toward Israeli Philanthropists

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Hanna Shaul Bar Nissim ◽  
Hillel Schmid
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Contextual Factors ◽  
Welfare Regime ◽  
Welfare Regimes ◽  
The Social ◽  
Formal Dialogue ◽  
Practical Implications

Following a study on the changing relations between government and philanthropy in Israel, this study highlights the need to rethink the typology of social welfare regimes proposed by Anheier and Daly (2007). The findings of our study indicate that there has been a rapprochement between government and philanthropy in Israel. This trend has led to formal dialogue and collaborations. This trend has also promoted the development of policies toward philanthropy in various government ministries and agencies. The development and implementation of these policies have been facilitated by changes in the unique contextual factors of Israel’s welfare regime. Based on the findings, we propose a conceptualization for understanding governmental policies toward philanthropy in shifting welfare regimes. With regard to the theoretical and practical implications of the study, we propose a model for hybrid welfare regimes that are experiencing ongoing changes.

Conclusions and Implications

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan-Willem van Prooijen
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Restorative Justice ◽  
Small Groups ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Moral Emotions ◽  
Third Parties ◽  
The Social ◽  
Practical Implications

This final chapter summarizes the main propositions and concludes that punishment originates from moral emotions, stimulates and sustains cooperation, and shapes the social life of humans both within and between groups. Punishment hence is a hardwired moral instinct that evolved to stimulate cooperation in small groups. The remainder of the chapter discusses the practical implications of these insights for public policy, courts of law, organizations, schools, sports, and any other setting that requires punishment to stimulate cooperation. The main implications are (1) when punishing, fairness is more successful than severity in establishing cooperation; (2) for punishment to be effective, one should discourage big egos and personal vendettas, and leave punishment up to independent third parties; (3) punishment is most effective if combined with restorative justice; and (4) one should try to avoid inter-group bias by relying on reason instead of emotions when assigning punishment.

scholarly journals SMART CITIES AND TERRITORIES FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF TECHNOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaime Rendon Acevedo ◽  
William Miranda-Brand
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Political Commitment ◽  
The Social ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Technological Perspective

This article looked for key elements on how to implement a smart city or a smart territory from a technological perspective in Colombia. The study found that the achievement of smart territory has two major components. The first is political commitment at the highest level, which serves as the sponsor and facilitator of the process; coupled with the definition of public policy on intelligent territories, in a framework that brings together the Development Plans, creating economic, technological and social welfare synergies. The second is the social, technical and financial component, which consults regional realities to model and execute intelligent territory in a participatory manner.

India's tryst with Modi-fare 2014–19: towards a universalistic welfare regime

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Keerty Nakray
Keyword(s):  
Informal Economy ◽  
Welfare States ◽  
Welfare Regime ◽  
Welfare Regimes ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Ideal Types ◽  
Critical Junctures ◽  
Advanced Economies ◽  
The Social ◽  
Political Weapon

PurposeThis paper examines India’s tryst with welfare/dis-fare with a specific focus on Modi Sarkar's (2014–2019) dirigiste style reforms. In the welfare regime research, Esping-Andersen (1990) classified advanced economies into three ideal-types of liberal, conservative-corporatist and social-democratic welfare states by government-led welfare provisions and levels of decommodification. The classical typology discussions include countries such as India which is classified as informal-insecurity regime due to a large informal economy with no social security for workers. Based on theoretical standpoints of the political economy of welfare states, comparative historical institutionalism and critical junctures this article examines Modifare has expanded formal welfare to its citizens.Design/methodology/approachThe article uses crisp-set analysis to examine the social policy developments under Modi's regime in India.FindingsThis paper examines if the centre-right Modi government did bring about a radical departure from UPA I and II lacklustre welfare approach to the more strategic use of welfare reforms as a political weapon on a national scale. It concludes that Modi-fare falls short in being transformatory.Originality/valueThe article is an original contribution to the field of comparative welfare regimes.

Modeling of Social Welfare Functions in J. Rawls’s Theory of Justice

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 1738
Author(s):  
Aleksandras PATAPAS
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Theoretical Foundation ◽  
Political Arena ◽  
Political Decision ◽  
Theory Of Justice ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Minorities ◽  
Deductive Power ◽  
Political Decision Making

Public policy is directly related to the formulation of social goals. Social welfare functions can be modeled in two ways: (a) as a derivative of the social status ordering mechanisms applied in public policy; or (b) as norms, which must be further strengthened by solid theoretical foundation. Normative SWF modeling variants, which include Rawls’s theory of justice, are characterized by simplicity and deductive power. This article examines how Rawls’s critique of utilitarianism and intuitionism doctrines allowed changing the axis of political decision-making, reinforcing the priority of the idea of justice. It is also argued that the internal structural logic of this new priority better suits social minorities and that under its banner they are more active and successful in representing their interests in the political arena than the majorities of the same societies.

The Rise of Cyberactivism: Implications for the Future of Advocacy in the Human Services

2008 ◽  
Vol 89 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
John G. McNutt ◽  
Goutham M. Menon
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Political Economy ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Human Services ◽  
Political Climate ◽  
Social Activists ◽  
The Social ◽  
Hard Times ◽  
Traditional Approaches

These are hard times for social welfare advocates. Globalization, devolution, and a conservative political climate have challenged our traditional approaches to advocacy. New advocacy methods that use technology to change public policy have been developed and provide us with new avenues to address the changed political economy of social welfare. Collectively called cyberactivism, these techniques can be used to advantage by social work advocates. This article looks at recent cyberactivist campaigns, examines barriers to cyberactivism, and suggests actions that social work advocates can take to use these new tools and ideas. We conclude that these techniques have been widely used by social activists to contribute to policy change and have excellent potential as part of the social work advocacy arsenal.

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