scholarly journals Social inequality and homeownership from a comparative perspective: Is there a return of the welfare state?

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (13) ◽  
pp. 47-66
Author(s):  
Raïq Hicham ◽  
Chatti Chedli Baya ◽  
Ali Abdel-Samad M.
Keyword(s):  
Welfare State ◽  
Social Inequality ◽  
Comparative Perspective ◽  
The Welfare State

Reward, Law and Power: Toward a Jurisprudence of the Carrot

1986 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arie Freiberg
Keyword(s):  
Welfare State ◽  
Social Control ◽  
Social Inequality ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Due Process ◽  
Legal Theory ◽  
State Intervention ◽  
Corporate Activity ◽  
The Welfare State

Positive sanctions play an important but underestimated role in societal regulation. This article examines reward in political and legal theory and explores the conceptual and practical dimensions of reward in the civil and criminal law. It argues that the mechanisms and ideology of reward have facilitated state intervention into private and corporate activity, delayed or denied due process and maintained social inequality. Possible changes in the nature of social control, from punishments to institutionalized rewards through the welfare state, are observed and the implications of such a change for sanction theory are discussed.

Welfare State

2020 ◽  
pp. 525-541
Author(s):  
Eloísa del Pino
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Welfare State ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Comparative Perspective ◽  
Political Factors ◽  
Crisis Period ◽  
The Third ◽  
Structural Problems ◽  
The Welfare State

The first part of this chapter describes the main features of the Spanish Welfare State, trying to place it in a comparative perspective. The second part identifies the socioeconomic and political factors which explain its evolution since the beginning of the new century to the current situation, focusing on the attempts at recalibration of the system since 2000 and the interruption of this process due to the outbreak of the financial crisis in 2008. The third part analyses the main challenges that the Welfare State has to face in the post-crisis period, which include some structural problems such as its inability to address inequality or poverty during the periods of economic growth. Finally, the chapter speculates about the future of the Welfare State in Spain.

The Welfare State and the Gender Dissimilarity Index in Homelessness: A Comparison of Norway, Belgium and Poland

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-23
Author(s):  
Magdalena Mostowska ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Roles ◽  
Welfare State ◽  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Comparative Perspective ◽  
Homeless Population ◽  
Similar Distribution ◽  
Dissimilarity Index ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Male Breadwinner ◽  
The Welfare State

This article investigates the structural underpinnings of gender dissimilarities in homelessness from a comparative perspective. The Gender Dissimilarity Index is introduced as a simple measure for quantifying the unevenness of the distribution of men and women across the ETHOS-light categories. Three gendered aspects of the welfare state are considered and compared for Norway, Belgium, and Poland: employment and childcare, housing, and homelessness policies. Based on available data, it appears that the most uneven distribution of genders may indicate a combination of the promotion of the male breadwinner model and relatively broad support for people who are homeless, but also the shortage of affordable housing. A more gender-balanced homeless population may be the result of a combination of housing-led approaches and degenderising policies. However, a similar distribution may be attributed to states with implicitly genderising policies coupled with ‘traditional’ attitudes towards gender roles and a lack of adequate responses to women’s needs.

Social inequality, the welfare state, and successful ageing

2021 ◽  
pp. 59-68
Author(s):  
Clemens Tesch-Römer ◽  
Hans-Werner Wahl ◽  
Suresh I. S. Rattan ◽  
Liat Ayalon
Keyword(s):  
Welfare State ◽  
Social Inequality ◽  
Welfare States ◽  
Successful Ageing ◽  
Gender And Race ◽  
Life Courses ◽  
The Welfare State

Social inequality is one of the major challenges for successful ageing, and the welfare state may alleviate some of the unjust and unfair allocations of resources within a population. Socio-economic differences between individuals permeate life courses from conception to death. The concept of ‘inequality’ points to vertical differences between individuals in connection with unevenly distributed access to goods and resources of value, such as education, prestige, income, and wealth. The disposal of valued resources draws the line between those who have and those who have not. Important facets of social inequality are education, income, wealth, gender, and race. Considering diversity and inequality in a population, welfare states reveal themselves as central actors in shaping requirements for successful ageing.

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