Welfare state changes and outcomes. The cases of Portugal and Denmark from a comparative perspective.

Autor/in	Alves, Sónia
Titel	Welfare state changes and outcomes. The cases of Portugal and Denmark from a comparative perspective. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Auswirkungen des sozialpolitischen Wandels. Vergleich von Portugal und Dänemark.
Quelle	In: Social policy & administration, 49 (2015) 1, S. 1-23 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7643; 0144-5596; 1467-9515
DOI	10.1111/spol.12075
Schlagwörter	Soziale Ungleichheit; Bildungspolitik; Gesundheitspolitik; Gesundheitszustand; Armut; Reformpolitik; Sozialausgaben; Sozialpolitik; Transformation; Wohlfahrtsstaat; Einkommensverteilung; Internationaler Vergleich; Auswirkung; Dänemark; Portugal
Abstract	It is well known that welfare states ensure a certain level of social protection affecting levels of well-being and the extent of inequalities in society. Changes within crucial domains of social policy, such as education, health, or social protection, have, therefore, a major effect upon individuals' opportunities. In this article I compare the effects of these changes in two countries from the mid-1980s to the financial crisis of 2008. Portugal that was a latecomer in welfare state development and Denmark was at the forefront of de-commodification and universalization of social rights. The conclusion of this article is that income inequality has been steadily increasing in Danish society; while in Portugal, despite improvements in many social domains (healthcare, poverty alleviation, unemployment protection), problems of inequality remain deeply embedded in the country's social and institutional structures. (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2015/3