Social scientists identify two core functions of modern welfare states as redistribution across
(a) socio-economic status groups (Robin Hood) and (b)'the lifecycle'(the piggy bank). But …

What configuration of institutions and policies is most conducive to human flourishing? The
historical and comparative evidence suggests that the answer is social democratic …

In the standard formulation, the Marxist theory of the state implies that socialism requires
revolution: Reformist social policy generates capital flight and capital flight undermines …

In this article, I discuss why steps towards basic income (BI)'from within'the state are
institutionally plausible in Denmark, yet this 'inside-out'transition is contested in Danish …

Toplumsal yaşlanma, modern çağda karşılaşılan en önemli olgulardan birisidir. Yaşlanma,
insanın biyolojik ömrünü temel almasıyla devam eden bir süreci anlatmaktadır. Yaşam seyri …

All welfare states provide social protection for age-related social risks. However, they differ
considerably in the extent to which they address various needs associated with different …

Would democratic socialism be better at reducing or ending poverty in rich nations? The
case that it would is weak. Social democratic capitalism has done well at boosting living …

The British sociologist Seebohm Rowntree famously pointed out how, before the advent of
the modern welfare state, the risk of falling into poverty was particularly concentrated in both …

The book is devoted to the problems of social assistance expenditures on reducing the risk
of poverty and social exclusion in Bulgaria. It is based on an assessment of current trends in …

The term “welfare state” reflects the portfolio of social welfare policies and programs within
countries. Welfare state scholarship in the early twentieth century focused primarily on …