Age-Based Self-Interest, Intergenerational Solidarity and the Welfare State: A Comparative Analysis of Older People’s Attitudes Towards Public Childcare in 12 OECD Countries

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Achim Goerres ◽  
Markus S. Tepe
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Welfare State ◽  
Oecd Countries ◽  
Intergenerational Solidarity ◽  
Self Interest ◽  
People’S Attitudes ◽  
The Welfare State

Are immigrants really attracted to the welfare state? Evidence from OECD countries

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 491-519 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron L. Jackson ◽  
David L. Ortmeyer ◽  
Michael A. Quinn
Keyword(s):  
Welfare State ◽  
Oecd Countries ◽  
The Welfare State

Multiple approaches to the Typology of the Welfare State

2014 ◽  
pp. 122-139
Author(s):  
T. Sidorina
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Welfare State ◽  
Comprehensive Model ◽  
Specific Policy ◽  
Contemporary Research ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
State Models ◽  
The Welfare State

This article aims at presenting a generalized picture of contemporary research in comparative analysis of the welfare state models. It also sketches the debates around the possible design of a unified comprehensive model of the welfare state and on the inclusion of new elements into the familiar typologies and classifications. The comparison of approaches to the welfare state modeling and the analysis of the combination of specific policy features in different countries provide an abundant material for advancing new programs and models of socio-economic development.

Claudine Attias-Donfut (sous la direction de). Les solidarités entre générations: vieillesse, families, État. Paris: Nathan, coll. Essais et Recherche, 1995, pp. 352.

1997 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 589-592
Author(s):  
Frédéric Lesemann
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Welfare State ◽  
Informal Caregiving ◽  
Social Policies ◽  
Intergenerational Solidarity ◽  
Central Theme ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
Collective Work ◽  
The Welfare State

ABSTRACTThe goal of this collective work of about 20 international contributors is to examine the interface between public intergenerational solidarity, central to the welfare state, and intergenerational solidarity within families, including the interaction and interference between the public and private systems. Despite the title, not all contributions address the central theme, although all present varied and useful perspectives. Formal and informal caregiving is discussed extensively as a manifestation of the tension between public and familial solidarity. A key message is that, although social policies regarding intergenerational solidarity are designed to be an instrument of risk management, they are also the source of risk for the continuity and development of intergenerational solidarity.

scholarly journals Granting immigrants access to social benefits? How self-interest influences support for welfare state restrictiveness

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Degen ◽  
Theresa Kuhn ◽  
Wouter van der Brug
Keyword(s):  
Welfare State ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Large Body ◽  
European Social Survey ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
Self Interest ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Welfare State

In the context of large-scale migration within and into Europe, the question of whether and under which conditions immigrants should be granted access to social benefits in the country of destination is of high political relevance. A large body of research has studied natives’ attitudes towards giving immigrants access to the welfare state, while research on attitudes of immigrants themselves is scarce. Focusing on the impact of self-interest, we compare immigrants and native citizens in their attitudes towards granting immigrants access to the welfare state. We identify three mechanisms through which self-interest can influence these attitudes: immigrant origin, socio-economic status and – for first-generation immigrants only – incorporation into the host society. We test our expectations using cross-national data from the European Social Survey round 2008. The findings suggest that self-interest is indeed one of the factors that motivate attitudes towards welfare state restrictiveness among natives and immigrants, but also point at relevant exceptions to this pattern.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document