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French Welfare State Reform - Idealism versus Swedish, New Zealand and Dutch Pragmatism (Paperback)
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French Welfare State Reform - Idealism versus Swedish, New Zealand and Dutch Pragmatism (Paperback)
Series: Anthem European Studies
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Over the past two decades, many welfare states have experienced a
combination of low economic growth and rising unemployment,
concurrent with increasing pension and health care obligations,
which has exacerbated government budget deficits. Some analysts
forecast that for a number of welfare states these problems will
worsen in the future. Their fiscal problems, in particular, present
welfare state policy makers with the dilemma of attempting to fund
redistribution schemes consistent with the ideal of a secure
egalitarian society while at the same time remaining competitive in
a 'new economy' that places a premium on competition, innovation,
and flexible labour and product markets. Thus, an important issue
has emerged: what types of reforms are required to enable welfare
states to preserve sustainability? For the purpose of this study, a
sustainable welfare state is one that can remain the guarantor
against social risks and adverse economic trends for all segments
of their respective societies and satisfy sound fiscal criteria
(such as the Maastricht requirement for all members of the EMU that
their fiscal budget deficit does not exceed 3% of the GDP), without
imposing considerable financial burdens on future generations.
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