Essays about: "welfare-state regimes"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the words welfare-state regimes.

1. 1. The role of age for the relationship between unemployment and well-being : A comparative study across different welfare state regimes

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

   Author : Arezo Rezvani; [2023]
   Keywords : Unemployment; social exclusion; well-being; happiness; welfare regimes; gender regimes; gender roles; Arbetslöshet; social exkludering; välbefinnande; lycka; välfärdsregimer; könsregimer; könsroller;

   Abstract : ABSTRACT  Aims:  While the relationship between unemployment and well-being is widely acknowledged, there has been little exploration of its consequences for older workers. It is also less clear whether this relationship differs between welfare states characterized by varying levels of social protection for the unemployed. READ MORE

3. 2. Change and Continuity in Welfare States: A qualitative approach to examine the German cash-benefit “Kosten der Heizung und Unterkunft“ from the perspective of Incremental Institutional Change

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

   Author : Angelika Demski; [2021]
   Keywords : incremental institutional change; Kosten der Unterkunft und Heizung; Unemployment Benefit II; Change and Continutity; Welfare State; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : What drives change and continuity in welfare states? This master thesis contributes to the debate by examining the German cash-benefit “Kosten der Unterkunft und Heizung”. This cash-benefit is a component of the means-tested unemployment benefit II in Germany which was introduced by the Hartz-IV-Reform in 2005. READ MORE

4. 3. Why retire? Socioeconomic status and retirement reason in three different European welfare regimes

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Fanny Norrestad; [2021]
   Keywords : retirement; socioeconomic status; welfare state regimes; Europe; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Policy makers in most European countries have in recent decades reformed their pension systems with the aim of increasing labor market participation among older workers to solve the problem of an ageing population. The question arises whether delayed retirement is a sustainable solution or if it comes at the cost of certain groups in society. READ MORE

5. 4. Exploring Determinants of Welfare State Development in Post-Communist States: A Quantitative Comparative Analysis

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Cem Mert Dalli; [2019]
   Keywords : good governance; welfare state; social policy; post-communist countries; comparative politics; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Since the collapse of the communist regimes of Soviet Union and Yugoslavia, the welfare regimes in Central and Eastern Europe have been fundamentally transformed in accordance with the process of economic liberalization in these countries. However, the underlying factors behind the diverging paths and trajectories of post-communist welfare states have yet to be understood. READ MORE

6. 5. The welfare state and the social rights of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children who have reached the age of majority

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Matilda Cadei Fritz; [2018]
   Keywords : Welfare state regimes; Unaccompanied asylum seekers; Social rights; Germany; Sweden;

   Abstract : In recent years, the numbers of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) arriving to Europe have drastically increased. Due to delays in the asylum procedure, many UASC have turned 18 years old before the asylum procedure has ended. READ MORE