The Welfare State in Egypt, 1995- 2005: A Comparative Approach

In this article we discuss the plausibility ofthe “crowding out“ hypothesis that predicts adisplacement of family support in responseto the expansion of the welfare state. A theoreticaldiscussion of motives for privateintergenerational transfers suggests a limitedpotential of crowding out. However, in sumcrowding out is unlikely to occur becausecontradictory effects of crowding in are alsoprobable. Using a comparative approach, wetest whether the support that the elderly receivefrom their adult children varies systematicallywith the generosity in public expenditure,which is what we would expectaccording to the crowding-out assumption.The empirical findings contradict this hypothesis. Zusammenfassung Der Beitrag diskutiert die Plausibilität der These des „crowding out“, nach der der Ausbau sozialstaatlicher Leistungen familiale Unterstützungsleistungen und familiale Solidarität verdrängen würde. In einer theoretischen Erörterung der Motive für private intergenerationelle Unterstützungsleistungen wird herausgearbeitet, dass ein crowding out theoretisch zwar möglich, insgesamt betrachtet aber empirisch unwahrscheinlich ist, da gegenläufige Effekte des crowding in eine höhere Plausibilität haben. Mit Hilfe eines Ländervergleichs wird anschließend untersucht, ob sich die Anteile der Hilfen, die die Älteren von ihren Kindern erhalten, systematisch mit Blick auf das Niveau der wohlfahrtsstaatlichen Versorgung unterscheiden, wie es der These des crowding out entsprechen würde. Die deskriptiven empirischen Befunde sprechen jedoch ebenfalls gegen diese These.

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Optimalisasi Kebijakan Pemerintah dalam penanganan Covid-19 terhadap Masyarakat Indonesia

SALAM Jurnal Sosial dan Budaya Syar i ◽

10.15408/sjsbs.v7i6.15363 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (6) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Imas Novita Juaningsih ◽

Yoshua Consuello ◽

Ahmad Tarmidzi ◽

Dzakwan NurIrfan

Keyword(s):

Welfare State ◽

Government Policy ◽

Comparative Approach ◽

Theory Of Justice ◽

The World ◽

The Law ◽

The Government ◽

The Welfare State

AbstractHealth insurance to the community has been manifested in the constitution of the Indonesian state. With this guarantee, the Indonesian people can have the same rights before the law for the welfare of their people. In responding to the existence of the COVID-19 pandemic that has surrounded the world, one of them is Indonesia. Besides, the problem that occurs due to COVID-19 is that the coordination between the central and regional levels is not optimal which results in the spread of the COVID-19 virus in Indonesia. The foundation of the theory that I use is the theory of justice and the welfare state. Then the method used is juridical normative namely the method with the positivist legist approach with the law approach and comparative approach. So the need for policies that the government can provide so that COVID-19 can be resolved optimally.Keyword: COVID-19, Government Policy, Justice

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A SOCIAL STATE IN THE COUNTRIES OF CENTRAL EASTERN EUROPE AND IN UKRAINE: ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL FACTORS

Baltic Journal of Economic Studies ◽

10.30525/2256-0742/2020-6-4-149-155 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 149-155

Author(s):

Alla Silenko ◽

Vira Bezrodna ◽

Lyudmyla Lyasota

Keyword(s):

Economic Growth ◽

Welfare State ◽

Eastern Europe ◽

Central And Eastern Europe ◽

Mutual Influence ◽

National Income ◽

The State ◽

Comparative Approach ◽

Political Factors ◽

The Welfare State

The subject of the research is the economic and political factors of the welfare state in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and in Ukraine. Methodology. The work used a comparative approach, which made it possible to study the development of social states in Central and Eastern Europe, in Ukraine, to identify their similarities and differences. The institutional approach made it possible to consider the problem as a multidimensional socio-political phenomenon, to highlight functionally and systemically important elements and to study their mutual influence. Results. The purpose of the article is to analyze the prospects of the welfare state in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and Ukraine, the influence of political and economic factors on its development. To achieve this goal, the following research tasks were set: to consider the issue of the influence of democracy on economic and social development; analyze the role of the state in socio-economic processes; to study the experience of socio-economic reforms in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, which began their reforms almost simultaneously with Ukraine, and to find out why the success of their reforms is much higher than those achieved in Ukraine; clarify the reasons for the failure of reforms in Ukraine. It is shown that democracy does not affect economic growth; at the same time, democracy is the guardian of economic and social stability. It is substantiated that the welfare state provides citizens with protection that they will never receive from the state: the “night watchman”. As world experience has shown, the market does not guarantee the protection of the economy from crises and is not a panacea for eliminating the consequences. Sometimes, the market can even pose a threat to society, for example in the field of ecology. Thus, the actions of market forces and the interests of society do not always coincide. It is argued that the idea of a stable causal relationship between the reduction in the state’s participation in the redistribution of national income and an increase in economic growth is erroneous. Failures of economic and social reforms in Ukraine are explained by the fact that their liberal version was chosen, the consequences of which can be characterized as catastrophic. The low level of professionalism of reformers and corruption also played a negative role.

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