Welfare State

Buchbeitrag

The welfare state refers to a concept of a state that focuses on ensuring that a broad range of social rights is provided for all citizens by acting on the social mechanisms and consequences of the market economy. In such a state government plays a vital role in balancing social inequalities by providing or subsidizing social benefits and services. This activity is called social policy. Individual countries are characterized by different welfare state models, goals, values, and groups of beneficiaries. Such a state usually supports a recovery from the difficult situation of the population, which is not, itself, able to take care of their basic needs.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: In: The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Theory ; Year: 2017 ; Pages: 1-5 ; Ed(s).: Turner, B. ; ISBN: 9781118430873 ; Hoboken: Wiley

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie, Anthropologie ; Welfare Economics: Other
• Subject: justice ; poverty ; social problems ; state

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Klimczuk, Andrzej
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Wiley ; ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics
• (where): Hoboken
• (when): 2017

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.1002/9781118430873.est0406
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/230632
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET