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Implications of Welfare States on Human Development

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  • Dobre I. Claudia

    (“Ovidius†University of Constanţa)

  • RăsăuÅ£eanu I. Costin

    (“Ovidius†University of Constanţa)

Abstract

In the paper, we compared the classification of welfare states by Gosta Esping-Andersen(liberal, corporatist, social democrat) and country ranking according to the Human DevelopmentIndex (HDI). The country occupying the first position, according to the level of human capital development,is Norway, belonging to the social-democratic welfare states. We also found a good result for theliberal welfare states: Australia (position 2), Switzerland (3rd position). But in the category ofcorporatist states we only find Germany (position 5). In the case of Romania, HDI is 0.802, which allows it to be included in the group of "very highhuman development". Due to the process of developing a state of welfare, we can not fit ourcountry into a single model. Characteristics are taken from each model, especially from the"social-democrat" (poverty prevention through redistribution) and from the "corporatist"(insurance system that maintains differentiations according to status and social class).

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  • Dobre I. Claudia & RăsăuÅ£eanu I. Costin, 2018. "Implications of Welfare States on Human Development," Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series, Ovidius University of Constantza, Faculty of Economic Sciences, vol. 0(1), pages 152-157, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:ovi:oviste:v:xviii:y:2018:i:1:p:152-157
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    Keywords

    welfare state; HDI; human development;
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    JEL classification:

    • H5 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies
    • I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs

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