Describe the liberal/conservative (rudimentary/basic) welfare typology?
means-tested benefits, caters for low income groups with strict entitlement rules + stigma, modest universal transfers, encourages market provision e.g USA
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Corporatist-Statist/Christian Democratic
state insurance upholds class differences, family support strongly encouraged -e.g. Germany, Austria, France
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Social Democratic (extensive)
welfare states - promotes 'equality of highest standard' rather than of just minimum needs; 'preemptive socialisation (norms) of costs of familyhppd' rather than state of last resort e.g. Sweden
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GEA's 4 revised point to the 3 typologies:
Defamilialisation (eroding of system that helped the carers of the vulnerable), dependence on male breadwinner, role of social scare, social risk across all stages
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3 criteria for defining WS
de-commodification - service becomes a right + person can ontinue livelihood without reliance on market. capitalism treats wage earner as commodity (2) stratification - are entitlements status specific? does allocation serve to reinforce class pos.
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4 key challenges for future of welfare:
(1) affordability (persuading for higher taxes for pub services) (2) int. competitiveness - glob means w.s operating around inc. competition + drive for cheapest sources of labour int. (3) new social risks - single-parents, precariousness (4) ageing
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Corporatist-Statist/Christian Democratic
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state insurance upholds class differences, family support strongly encouraged -e.g. Germany, Austria, France
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