GOVT1107 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Child Benefit, Parental Leave, Chauvinism
26 Jul 2018
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Week i3: the politics of the welfare state. Welfare state = term used to describe the role that states play in protecting the economic and social wellbeing of their citizens through redistributive taxation and social policy. Shorthand for various policies to reduce poverty and inequality; to provide security against accidents and unemployment; and to improve people"s wellbeing. Examples: healthcare, old-age pensions, disability insurance, unemployment insurance, paid parental leave, subsidised childcare, low-income housing, income transfers to the poor. The ws is a response to evolving understanding of citizen rights including civil rights, political rights and social rights. Marshall civil rights dominant in the i8th century included the freedom of speech, equality before the law. Political rights dominant in the i9th century includes the right to vote and run for office. Social rights dominant in 20th century includes economic welfare and security, forming the basis for the welfare state. Strong incentives to enact these policies bc of democratic pressures for redistribution.
