As três economias políticas do welfare state

All That Jazz : Três Aplicações Do Conceito

The theme of improvisation constitutes an emerging topic in the field of management and organizations. The concept entered organization studies in association with the jazz metaphor but, due to the growing number of empirical studies, it is acquiring an increasing level of prominence and instrumental value. This article discusses the relationship between jazz music and management studies. It st...

Do welfare benefits cause the welfare caseload?

Analyses of the welfare system generally examine one of five competing models: (1) The work disincentive model; (2) the human capital model; (3) the macroeconomic model; (4) the public choice model; or (5) the cost-of-job-loss model. This paper employs the Granger causality concept and the multiple-rank F statistic to test the implications of all five of these models simultaneously. The results...

The Welfare State as an Investment Strategy: Denmark’s Flexicurity Policies

The Welfare State

history of Great Britain from 1945 to the present day'. It covers not only the legislation which established what we have come to know as the Welfare State, but aspects such as population growth, geographical environment, and the development of the nationa-lised industries. The sections on health services are relatively small, but related to the wider context of national culture. Whilst the mai...

The Intergenerational Welfare State

demography is a realm of private decisions with public effects. in both highand low-fertility regimes, families make decisions that significantly influence the well-being of others. excessively rapid population growth can threaten economic and ecological viability. Population decline can threaten cultural continuity and fiscal sustainability. as Paul demeny has warned us, there is no invisible ...