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The Welfare State in Europe: Visions for Reform
Dr Robin Niblett CMG; Professor Iain Begg; Fabian Mushövel
发表日期2015-09-17
出版年2015
语种英语
概述The European welfare state needs to be recast to confront today’s challenges, but there are reasons to be optimistic that reformed systems can promote sustainable growth and be competitive assets.
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  • For many in Europe, the values and norms that underpin the continent’s social model are at the heart of what it means to be European.
  • Welfare states perform a number of redistributive functions and protect the vulnerable. Contrary to negative portrayals, welfare states also invest in human and social capital. All European citizens both use and contribute to the welfare state at different stages of their lives.
  • Pressures on public finances, and the burden that social spending imposes on the ‘productive’ parts of economies, raise questions about whether European countries can still afford their welfare states.
  • Welfare systems first designed 50 or more years ago need to be recast to confront today’s challenges. They must accommodate the extensive societal transformations associated with population ageing, closer global economic integration and the spillover effects of climate change.
  • Welfare states will also have to adapt to new social risks resulting from the changing nature of European economies, especially evolving patterns of work and employment. They will have to use resources more efficiently and make the most of relevant technological advances, without unduly sacrificing key principles such as solidarity.
  • A number of dilemmas about appropriate forms of decision-making and democratic oversight surround efforts to reform welfare, but there are reasons to be optimistic about the future of the European social model. Well-designed welfare states can promote sustainable growth in Europe and be a competitive asset.

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Can EU Countries Still Afford Their Welfare States?
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区域Europe ; Western Europe
URLhttps://www.chathamhouse.org/publication/syrian-refugees-jordan-confronting-difficult-truths
来源智库Chatham House (United Kingdom)
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条目标识符http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/49519
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Dr Robin Niblett CMG,Professor Iain Begg,Fabian Mushövel. The Welfare State in Europe: Visions for Reform. 2015.
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