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Príspevok k problematike moderného sociálneho štátu
The Contribution to the Task of Modern Social State

Author(s): Vojtech Stanek, Ivan Laluha
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Ekonomický ústav SAV a Prognostický ústav SAV
Keywords: welfare state; social policy; social exclusion; new economy; quality of life

Summary/Abstract: Various authors interested in social policy have different definitions of welfare state, its perspective and efficiency or development of social structure and social inequality. Globalization and international crises change the hierarchy of values. Today the global solidarity is a term used by politicians. The world has changed. The rich of the world think it is not easy to realise the values of tole-rance, democracy and human rights in poor countries with low level of education and no health care. The welfare state helps to make globalization more humanistic. We can define welfare state as a state that concentrates power through social legislation and public sector. Welfare state guaranties minimum standard of income, nutrition, health, housing, education for every citizen as a political right and does not provide it as social benefits.

  • Issue Year: 52/2004
  • Issue No: 05
  • Page Range: 613-622
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Slovak