Welfare (What Is There To Be Entitled To?

Jon Woronoff

Chapter 13 in Japan as –anything but– Number One, 1996, pp 261-272 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Gee whiz. This time Ez vogel has really come up with a Japanese miracle. It is a welfare system that does everything anyone could possibly want. It is cheap, rejecting the welfare state concept, and avoiding a heavy state burden. It provides ample coverage, but with only the very old and infirm becoming dependent on the state. It imbues people with a sense of purpose, self-respect and group effort while avoiding despair and degradation. And it does not create a feeling of entitlement. What is more, the public seems to be happy with the system.1

Keywords: Social Security; Welfare System; Pension Plan; Advanced Nation; Japan Time (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1996
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230371293_13

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