Still There But For How Long? The Counter-Intuitiveness of the Universal Welfare Model and the Development of the Universal Welfare State in Denmark
Theory argues that Social Democratic parties strive for more universal welfare benefits. However, this paper argues that universal welfare benefits are also attractive to right-wing parties because of their market conformity. Further, Social Democratic and other left-wing parties may argue against u...
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| Natura: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Lingua: | Français |
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2003
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| Accesso online: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Riassunto: | Theory argues that Social Democratic parties strive for more universal welfare benefits. However, this paper argues that universal welfare benefits are also attractive to right-wing parties because of their market conformity. Further, Social Democratic and other left-wing parties may argue against universal benefits based on arguments about redistribution. The weakness of the universal welfare model is thus that its redistributional effects are counter-intuitive. The argument of the article is supported by the development of universalism in the Danish welfare state during the last decades. Moves away from universalism have mostly been taken by Social Democratic governments, and moves towards universalism have mostly been taken by right-wing governments. |
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