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The evolution of the welfare state: Shifting rights and responsibilities for the old
Author(s) -
Hudson Robert B.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
international social security review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.349
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1468-246X
pISSN - 0020-871X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-246x.1995.tb00419.x
Subject(s) - universalism , state (computer science) , welfare state , welfare , political science , bedrock , political economy , law and economics , sociology , development economics , environmental ethics , law , economics , politics , philosophy , biology , algorithm , computer science , paleontology
This paper juxtaposes discussion of pressures impinging on the contemporary welfare state with material highlighting remarkable changes taking place in the condition of aged populations in industrial nations. Toward acknowledging both the pressures and the new exigencies facing many who are now old, I suggest a means for reassessing how we weigh and address different risks facing the old. Universalism and adequacy are taken as bedrock concerns, but how and where those principles are applied is opened to new exploration.