Welfare State and globalisation of the economic area

José João Abrantes ()
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José João Abrantes: New University of Lisbon, Faculty of Law

Juridical Tribune - Review of Comparative and International Law, 2013, vol. 3, issue 1, 194-202

Abstract: A “welfare State” is a concept of government in which the state plays a key role in the protection and promotion of the economic and social well-being of its citizens. It is based on the principles of equality of opportunity, equitable distribution of wealth, and public responsibility for those unable to avail themselves of the minimal provisions for a good life. The general term may cover a variety of forms of economic and social organization. This article examines the concept of welfare state in the context of legislation adopted in recent years in Portugal that wants to "provide greater flexibility" of the labour market. This article discusses the crisis and the future of the Social State that is also, according to my view, an act of citizenship, a way of expressing our concern with the actual status of the welfare State.

Keywords: labour law; welfare state; "flexibility" of labour; globalisation; the financial crisis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: K31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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