Well-being and the welfare state

2018 ◽  
pp. 101-112
Author(s):  
Daniel Sage
Keyword(s):  
Welfare State ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Welfare State

DOES THE WELFARE STATE HELP THE POOR?

2002 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tyler Cowen
Keyword(s):  
Economic Policy ◽  
Welfare State ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Transfer Programs ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Simple Question ◽  
The Welfare State

Does the welfare state help the poor? This surprisingly simple question often generates more heat than light. By the welfare state, I mean transfer programs aimed at helping the poor through the direct redistribution of income. (This excludes general economic policy, antitrust, the volunteer military, and many other policies that affect the well-being of the poor.) Defenders of the welfare state often assume that the poor benefit from it, while critics suggest that the losses outweigh the gains. The most notable of such criticisms is Charles Murray's Losing Ground, which suggests that the welfare state has failed to achieve its stated ends.

Well-being in the Welfare State: the redistributive capacity of education

2016 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 564-586 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janine Jongbloed ◽  
Ashley Pullman
Keyword(s):  
Welfare State ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Welfare State

From Public Issue to Personal Trouble: Well-Being and the Fiscal Crisis of the State

1985 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan G. Ingham
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Welfare State ◽  
Journal Article ◽  
Well Being ◽  
State Intervention ◽  
Fiscal Crisis ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Liberal Ideology ◽  
Ideological Construction ◽  
The Welfare State

What follows here is an essay—a rather one-sided viewpoint that is both tentative and, within the limits of a journal article, incomplete. I attempt to understand how our recent preoccupation with our bodies is being mobilized as one solution to the fiscal crisis of the welfare state. The deep-rooted assumptions of voluntarism that characterize liberal ideology, I claim, are surfacing again in the debate over lifestyle. And lifestyle, it appears, has become an ideological construction which diverts attention from the structural impediments to well-being by framing health issues in terms of personal, moral responsibilities—a “pull yourself up by the bootstraps” alternative to state intervention in health care. Some implications of the lifestyle ideology for physical educationists are presented.

scholarly journals Typology of welfare states: quality criteria for governance and ecology

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 235-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor Koziuk ◽  
Oleksandr Dluhopolskyi ◽  
Yurij Hayda ◽  
Oksana Shymanska
Keyword(s):  
Welfare State ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Welfare States ◽  
Clustering Methods ◽  
Governance System ◽  
Government Efficiency ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Welfare State

In the 21st century, in addition to the generally well-known indicators of material well-being, in the modern paradigm of the welfare state, the quality of the ecological environment is gaining an ever-increasing role. Besides that, the modern definition of welfare state takes into account not only environmental dimension, but also the quality of institutions through the governance system that affects the supply of environmental goods. The study provides the classification of countries according to indicators that can ensure the identification of welfare states and the assessment of the classification role of the criteria for environmental state.The strong direct correlation between environmental state and government efficiency has been established. The results of the classification of the studied countries obtained by k-means clustering methods indicate the possibility of using the Environmental Performance Index (EPI), Government Effectiveness Index (GEI) and government expenditures indicators as complementary attributes to the classical criteria for the welfare state.The level of country EPI can be regarded as an important complementary criterion for the welfare state. The country environmental state is much more determined by the government efficiency, the quality of state institutions and their activities, rather than by an extensive increase in the funding of such institutions and environmental measures.

scholarly journals اسلامی فلاحی مملکت میں انتظامی عہدے داروں کی تقرری کا معیار(تحقیقی مطالعہ)

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (02) ◽  
pp. 181-196
Author(s):  
Shafqat Ur Rahman ◽  
Malik Farrukh Hussain
Keyword(s):  
Welfare State ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The State ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Eligibility Criteria ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
The Given ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
The Welfare State

A Welfare state refers to the concept of a state in which a state takes responsibility for the protection of all citizens and their well-being. A welfare state recognizes the security of its citizens as a priority and takes solid steps for it. In the olden days, the states were limited to the interests of the rulers; gradually there were born enlightened human beings who introduced new ideas to the state which improved human life. A new concept was introduced in the state system called the welfare state. For a welfare state, as far as the individuals are important to control all the systems in a state, in which the rules and regulations/principles also have far rich importance in any state. So, the selection of proper/eligible individuals for such a regulatory welfare state is necessary. If any state set aside the basic eligibility criteria while appointing any responsible administrative slot then it will cause the destruction of that state gradually as well society at the end. On the other hand, if any welfare state would strictly follow the eligibility criteria for the given administrative slot and appoint the individuals purely on merit and ability, then it will result in constructive and positive change in that welfare state which boost up the society towards prosperity peace and progress for the sake of humanity.In this manuscript, we tried our best to mention and focus on some qualitative levels/points which must be compulsory while appointing any administrative/key post in any Islamic welfare state to make it prosperous and progressive, keeping in view the interpretation purely from Quran and Sunnah.

scholarly journals What can public health do for the welfare state? Occupational health could be an answer

2019 ◽  
Vol 73 (12) ◽  
pp. 1141-1144
Author(s):  
Fernando G Benavides ◽  
Consol Serra ◽  
George L Delclos
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Welfare State ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Welfare Regimes ◽  
Decent Work ◽  
Formal Sector ◽  
Great Opportunity ◽  
The Welfare State

BackgroundThe welfare state has a long history of uncertain future. Nonetheless, health indicators of people living in countries with a more universal and generous welfare state remain better than those living under less generous and more individualist welfare regimes. In this essay, we reflect on how occupational health, as part of public health, can contribute to the sustainability of the welfare state.MethodsOver the course of the political and social transformations of the State, from single guarantor of security to assuming civil and social rights, the practice of public health has added, to its original objectives related to the control of epidemics of contagious diseases, the promotion of health and the reduction of inequalities in health. In the context of the 2030 Agenda of Sustainable Development Goals, there is a great opportunity to expand the welfare state through public health policies.ResultsOn the other hand, the welfare state is only possible when persons are employed in the formal sector. Through their taxes, workers and employers support the welfare state. Occupational health, by preventing injury and illness, and promoting the health of working people, can contribute significantly to the existence of decent work and a quality labour market.ConclusionThe mission of occupational health is to help people enjoy a healthy and prolonged working life, as a critical component of human well-being.

War and Welfare Policy in Japan

2002 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 417-435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory J. Kasza
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Welfare State ◽  
Welfare Policy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Welfare ◽  
Pacific War ◽  
Welfare Provision ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Welfare State

The pacific war (1937–45) marked the most innovative period in the development of public welfare in Japan, comparable to the 1880s in Germany, the 1908–14 era in Britain, and the 1930s in the United States. Wartime welfare policy set precedents that shape many aspects of welfare provision in Japan to this day. It is a cruel paradox, but war, despite its immediate, catastrophic effects on human well-being, has played a major role in the evolution of the welfare state.

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