Ways of Financing the Welfare State and their Distributional Consequences

Bent Greve

Chapter 5 in Comparative Welfare Systems, 1996, pp 67-86 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract This chapter discusses various ways of financing a universal welfare state while maintaining its main characteristics. Their distributional consequences will also be discussed. It is expected that financial instruments should be able to finance a universal social policy and minimize distortions and disincentives that arise from the chosen method of finance.

Keywords: Welfare State; Social Security Contribution; User Charge; High Income Earner; Public Sector Expenditure (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1996
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-24791-2_6

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