Basic Structures and Political Implications of a Sustainable Welfare Model

Bernd Meyer (), Gerd Ahlert, Roland Zieschank () and Hans Diefenbacher ()
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Bernd Meyer: GWS - Institute of Economic Structures Research
Roland Zieschank: GWS - Institute of Economic Structures Research
Hans Diefenbacher: GWS - Institute of Economic Structures Research

No 13-2, GWS Discussion Paper Series from GWS - Institute of Economic Structures Research

Abstract: The reflections presented here are directly related to the shortcomings concerning welfare and "green" growth concepts identified in the course of the research project “Cornerstones of an ecologically sustainable welfare concept as a basis for eco-political innovation and transformation processes” funded by the German Ministry of Environment. The concepts are too simplistic in terms of environmental, economic and social sustainability. Against this background a broader decision model was developed within the project (Meyer et al. 2012c, Meyer et al. 2013). This model provides the reference points for the development of a sustainable welfare concept, which can be used as a political action plan in the context of environmental policy. The development of a normative model for the assessment of alternative courses of action plays a central role in this paper.

Keywords: sustainable welfare; concepts; normative model; evironmental policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I31 Q58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 22 pages
Date: 2013
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