Der Wohlfahrtstaat als Grundbestandteil des modernen demokratischen Staatsgefüges

The welfare state as a basic component of the modern democratic state structure

Emmanouil Mavrozacharakis and Stylianos Ioannis Tzagkarakis

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Abstract: Defining the welfare state is not a simpleminded task. Actually, there are numerous definitions which try to reflect at least some of the basic characteristics of the welfare state or its objectives and its functions. For some, there is primarily an institutional parameter, for others there are functional issues which have to be firstly indicated and for others, the ideological and political factors determine the definition and the attitude towards the welfare state. Apart from all these crucial ascertainments, there are some basic fundamental characteristics and values of the welfare state which render it as a precondition of the existence of the modern state. Unquestionably, it reflects a distinct part of the state but most importantly, it comprises a prerequisite for its existence. This is the exact aim of this paper; to surpass the theoretical diversifications and to find the fundamental common ground which forms the indispensability for the existence of the welfare state.

Keywords: Key Words: welfare state; definition; democracy; modern state; Globalization Schlüsselbegriffe: Wohlfahrtsstaat; Definition; Demokratie; moderner Staat; Globalisierung (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H10 H11 H12 H13 H19 H40 H41 H42 H43 H44 H49 H50 H51 H52 H53 H54 H55 H56 H57 H59 H6 H60 H61 H62 H63 H68 H69 H7 H70 I0 I1 I10 I11 I18 I2 I20 I24 I28 I3 I30 I31 I38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018-04-05
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