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0196/2018 - Is the Welfare State resisting? Recent developments of the social state in OECD countries.
O Welfare State Resiste? Desenvolvimentos recentes do estado social nos países da OCDE.

Author:

• Celia Lessa Kerstenetzky - Kerstenetzky, CL - <celiakersten@gmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• Graciele Pereira Guedes - Guedes, GP - <gracielepguedes@yahoo.com.br>


Abstract:

In this paper we analyze some of the main indicators of the evolution of the welfare state in OECD countries between 1980 and 2016. In particular, we set out to assess whether the so-called Great Recession starting in 2008 led to a retrenchment of the social state. Our analysis focus on three dimensions: social expenditure, funding, and effectiveness. It concludes that the 21st century has been a period of expansion, both in terms of social expenditure and catch-up of the latecomers. In particular, all traditional areas of social policy have expanded, in parallel with a slight increase in “active” social policies. The rise in social expenditure has been financed by an increasing taxation not thoroughly alien to progressivity principles. Overall, it has been translated into an increased redistribution effort. However, market inequalities have outpaced redistribution.

Keywords:

Welfare State; Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development; Inequality; Taxation; Poverty.

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Kerstenetzky, CL, Guedes, GP. Is the Welfare State resisting? Recent developments of the social state in OECD countries.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2018/Apr). [Citado em 21/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/is-the-welfare-state-resisting-recent-developments-of-the-social-state-in-oecd-countries/16729?id=16729



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