What is the evidence of welfare state retrenchment in western welfare states? 1. Introduction 1. Crisis of Welfare State At the end of the 1970’s‚ the welfare state moved into crisis (OECD‚ 1981; Rosanvallon‚ 1981). As the period of high economic growth ended and stagflation appeared‚ governments couldn’t afford the social expenditure which had been expanded before. Fiscal deficit appeared and unemployment rate started to increase with economic depression. The
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A 2000 word comparative review of the ways different countries approach welfare‚ as discussed on the unit. The aim of this essay is to discuss and compare the British Welfare system with Germany and Sweden’s welfare systems. A welfare system is the structure of welfare provisions and services that provide a specific social need‚ but it is not only provided or organised solely by the government (Blakemore‚ 2001). It is a view that is rooted in individual exchanges between five organisations
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Ruining the welfare system for many people has gotten many others to get the wrong impression. No matter how hard it gets‚ often‚ having a backup plan is a good idea. Although‚ everyone does go through hard times it should not be a long-term plan. Stated by Jencks and Edin (1995) “Signals that people should not have children until they are ready to support them” (P.2). Everyone will struggle at one point with having all their bills and kids to pay for but‚ if the bills are not getting paid for then
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EYMP 3: Promote children’s welfare and well being in the early years 1. Welfare requirements were bought in‚ in September 2008 as part of the EYFS welfare requirements and are compulsory. Theses are split into 5 groups‚ which our operational planning covers. Safeguarding and promoting children’s welfare has legal and statutory guidance general legal requirements cover and the provider must take necessary steps to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. The provider must promote
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1. Understand the welfare requirements of the relevant early years framework. 1.1 Explain the welfare requirements and guidance of the relevant early years framework. Welfare requirements were bought in‚ in September 2008 as part of the EYFS welfare requirements and are compulsory. They are split into 5 groups. These are:- • Safeguarding and promoting children’s welfare - This has legal and statutory guidance.Under the general legal requirements‚ the provider must take necessary steps to safeguard
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Unemployment as a Measure of Welfare Unemployment‚ as defined in books‚ is a situation wherein a person is jobless but is actively looking for work. To get the unemployment rate‚ we divide the total number of unemployed to the total labor force. Unemployment rate is sometimes used to determine the economic growth of a country. Unemployment has remained high in the Philippines for the past years. Since unemployment means no job‚ it is usually believed to be the cause of poverty. Our government
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ALTERNATIVE MEASURES OF ECONOMIC GROWTH AND PROGRESS What are some limitations of the Gross Domestic Product measure and some ideas for improving it? GDP has four major limitations: It includes the replacement of depreciated capital. It measures income produced in a country but not how much income people in that country re-ceive. Since GDP only counts monetary transactions (including esti-mates for those in the shadow economy)‚ it misses many other ac-tivities that people value like caring
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ECONOMICS ANALYSIS FOR BUSINESS UNIT – 1 1. What is Economics? Economics is the science which studies human behaviour as a relationship between ends and scare means which have alternative uses. 2. Definition of economics According to “Adamsmith” Economic is a social science the deals with human behaviour pertaining to production‚ Exchange and consumption of goods and services. 3. What are basic concept of economic? * Resource allocation * Opportunity cost * Diminishing marginal
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COURSE: BACHELOR OF COMMERCE (BCOM) UNIT: INTRODUCTION TO MACRO-ECONOMICS QUESTION: MICRO-ECONOMICS AND MACRO-ECONOMICS INTRODUCTION Economics is the foundation of all commercial activity and comprises two areas: microeconomics and macroeconomics. Macroeconomics is concerned with the big picture‚ for example‚ the national economy and gross domestic product. By contrast‚ microeconomics is concerned with the small picture and focuses on theories of supply and demand. Microeconomics is
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Poverty Reduction and Welfare Provision for Single Parents in Aotearoa/ New Zealand and the United States - A Comparative Analysis Abstract In 1999‚ UNICEF reported that countries which have the most generous welfare provision‚ have the lowest rates of child poverty and that children who live in sole parent families are more likely to live in poverty (Bradbury & Jantti‚ 1999). This paper will look at child poverty in New Zealand and the United States and at welfare provision for single
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