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Social policy and health: transition countries in a comparative perspective
In: International journal of social welfare, Band 19, Heft s1
ISSN: 1468-2397
T. Ferrarini, O. Sjöberg. Social policy and health: transition countries in a comparative perspectiveInt J Soc Welfare 2010: ••: ••–••© 2010 The Author(s), Journal compilation © 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd and International Journal of Social Welfare.This article analyses the development and design of unemployment insurance and family policy benefits and their links to health outcomes in Estonia, Poland, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, the Czech Republic and Hungary from the mid‐1990s. Comparing these six transition countries with long‐standing welfare democracies reveals important similarities and differences in policy and health. Unemployment benefit schemes resemble corporatist schemes in important respects, however, with lower coverage and average benefits. Subjective wellbeing is also comparatively low among both employed and unemployed in the transition countries. Several transition countries have mixed family policy strategies that simultaneously support dual‐earner families and traditional gender roles. One clear exception is Slovenia, which has a highly developed dual‐earner support. Family policy generosity is related to lower rates of poverty, infant mortality and child injuries. The article demonstrates the fruitfulness of institutional analyses of the link between social policy and population health in a broader welfare state context.
Family policy, economic development and infant mortality: a longitudinal comparative analysis
In: International journal of social welfare, Band 19, Heft s1
ISSN: 1468-2397
Ferrarini T, Norström T. Family policy, economic development and infant mortality: a longitudinal comparative analysisInt J Soc Welfare 2010: ••: ••–••© 2010 The Author(s), Journal compilation © 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd and International Journal of Social Welfare.In the present study, the impact of family policy legislation and economic development on infant mortality was estimated. Time series analyses indicate that economic growth decreased infant mortality in the earlier part of the 20th century, while the postwar period showed a zero or even a reversed correlation between economic development and child health. The results from fixed effects modelling of data for 18 welfare democracies for the period 1970–2000 are in line with the hypothesis that the more generous the earnings‐related parental leave benefits, the lower the infant mortality.
Family Policy and Cross-National Patterns of Poverty
In: Social Policy and Economic Development in the Nordic Countries, S. 118-146
Taxation of social insurance and redistribution: a comparative analysis of ten welfare states
In: Journal of European social policy, Band 13, Heft 1, S. 21-33
ISSN: 1461-7269
Welfare state regimes vary in their strategies of redistribution. Some welfare states have extensive taxable social insurance schemes, while others rely more on non-taxable means-tested benefits. In order to assess the distributive effects of different programme types, it is necessary to analyse social insurance after taxes, something rarely practised in comparative research. In this paper, we evaluate distributive effects of social insurance after taking taxes into account in 10 welfare states. The main question is to what extent income taxes affect the contribution of social insurance to income inequality. The conclusion is that taxation may have important consequences for both inter- and intra-country comparisons of income redistribution, especially if countries with similar social policy systems are compared. The analyses are based on micro-level income data from the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS).
Taxation of Social Insurance and Redistribution: A Comparative Analysis of Ten Welfare States
In: Journal of European social policy, Band 13, Heft 1, S. 21-33
ISSN: 0958-9287
Women's opportunities under different constellations of family policies in western countries: Inequality tradeoffs re-examined
Women's rising labor force participation since the 1960's was long seen as heralding decreasing gender inequalities. According to influential social science writings this view has now to be revised; 'women friendly' policies bringing women into the workforce are held to create major inequality tradeoffs between quantity and quality in women's jobs. Unintendedly, such policies increase employer statistical discrimination and create glass ceilings impeding women's access to influential positions and high wages. This paper re-examines theoretical and empirical bases in analysis of family policy effects on gender inequalities. Including capabilities as well as earnings in definitions of gender inequality, we improve possibilities for causal analyses by mapping institutional constellations of separate dimensions of family policies in Western countries. Reflecting conflicting political forces as well as religion, contrary to accepted assumptions of uni-dimensionality, family policies are multi-dimensional, with main distinctions favoring traditional families, mother's employment, or market reliance. Using multilevel analyses and broad sets of outcome variables, we show that methodological mistakes largely invalidate earlier causal interpretations of major tradeoffs between quantity and quality in women's labor force participation. Positive policy effects facilitate work-family reconciliation and combine women's increased labor force participation with relatively high fertility. While major negative policy effects for women with tertiary education are difficult to find, family policies clearly differ in the extent to which they improve opportunities for women without university degrees.
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Social citizenship rights and social insurance replacement rate validity: pitfalls and possibilities
In: Journal of European public policy, Band 20, Heft 9, S. 1251-1266
ISSN: 1466-4429
Social citizenship rights and social insurance replacement rate validity: pitfalls and possibilities
In: Journal of European public policy, Band 20, Heft 9, S. 1251-1266
ISSN: 1350-1763
Cadre de comparaison de la protection sociale entre pays développés et en développement: les prestations pour enfants
In: Revue internationale de sécurité sociale, Band 62, Heft 1, S. 99-126
ISSN: 1752-1718
RésuméNous présentons dans cet article un cadre conceptuel et théorique pour une analyse comparative améliorée de la protection sociale publique dans les pays en développement, sur la base des recherches déjà entreprises sur les systèmes sociaux établis de longue date dans les démocraties. Un élément important de l'approche institutionnelle proposée est l'établissement d'indicateurs qualitatifs et quantitatifs comparables pour la protection sociale. L'exemple empirique des prestations pour enfants montre qu'il convient de ne pas exagérer les différences entre pays développés et pays en développement. En outre, la prévalence des prestations pour enfants dans les pays de l'Afrique subsaharienne et de l'Amérique latine ressemble à celle observée durant l'entre‐deux‐guerres (1919‐1938) dans les régions développées.
Ein Rahmen für den Vergleich des Sozialschutzes in Entwicklungs‐ und Industrieländern: Das Beispiel Kindergeld
In: Internationale Revue für soziale Sicherheit, Band 62, Heft 1, S. 101-126
ISSN: 1752-1726
AuszugDer Artikel umreißt einen konzeptuellen und theoretischen Rahmen für eine verbesserte vergleichende Analyse öffentlich bereitgestellten Sozialschutzes in Entwicklungsländern und stützt sich dabei auf die Forschungstradition der Analyse seit langem bestehender demokratischer Wohlfahrtsstaaten. Ein wichtiges Element des vorgeschlagenen institutionellen Ansatzes ist die Erstellung vergleichbarer qualitativer und quantitativer Sozialschutzindikatoren. Das empirische Beispiel des Kindergeldes zeigt, dass Unterschiede zwischen Industrie‐ und Entwicklungsländern nicht übertrieben werden sollten und dass die Kindergeldleistungen in afrikanischen Ländern südlich der Sahara und in Lateinamerika heute dem Niveau der Zeit zwischen den Weltkriegen (1919‐1938) in den Industrieregionen gleichen.
Un marco para comparar la protección social en los países en desarrollo y los países desarrollados: el ejemplo de los subsidios infantiles
In: La revista internacional de seguridad social, Band 62, Heft 1, S. 99-125
ISSN: 1752-1734
Resumen El artículo esboza un marco conceptual y teórico con el fin de realizar un análisis comparativo optimizado de la protección social pública en los países en desarrollo, basándose en la investigación habitual del estudio de las democracias tradicionales del bienestar. Un elemento importante del enfoque institucional propuesto es la definición de indicadores cualitativos y cuantitativos comparables de protección social. El ejemplo práctico de los subsidios infantiles revela que no hay que exagerar las diferencias entre los países desarrollados y los países en desarrollo, y que la incidencia actual de los subsidios infantiles en los países del África subsahariana y de América Latina recuerda a la situación del periodo de entreguerras (1919‐1938) en las regiones desarrolladas.
The validity problem in measuring welfare state generosity: symposium
In: Journal of European public policy, Band 20, Heft 9, S. 1229-1298
ISSN: 1350-1763
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