Welfare Policy Today

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Welfare Policy Today
Brazil Germany Japan Sweden United States United Kingdom
Ambitious in scope but structurally limited Strong Welfare State Sui generis (family, community, corporation, State) Strongest Welfare State Weak Welfare State Dismantled Weakened Welfare State
Welfare Welfare Welfare Welfare Workfare Welfare-to-Work
Alleviate Preventive/Alleviate/Curative Alleviate Preventive/Alleviate/Curative Punitive/ Income Dis/incentives/Curative
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1980s 1990s

• From Universal to Targeted social policies
• (Which one is better? Why? Adv. Disad.)
• Globalization economic crisis generalized
  attempts to exclude immigrants as subjects of
  social policy.
• (Why? Is this the right thing to do? Adv.
  Disad.)