Chapter 16 Flashcards
A liberal welfare state may be seen as:
The correct answers are:
Having low levels of social rights and making use of means-testing and/or other access criteria.
Focusing on the poor and those viewed as vulnerable in society.
A liberal welfare state typically emphasizes limited government intervention, with low levels of social rights. It tends to rely on means-testing and other access criteria to provide social benefits, often targeting only those in need (such as the poor and vulnerable). Unlike more generous welfare systems (like social democratic ones), liberal welfare states usually offer less universal coverage and focus more on minimizing state involvement.
The other options—comparatively high levels of public social spending and subordinating the welfare state to the church—do not typically apply to liberal welfare states, as these states often have lower levels of public spending and secular approaches to welfare.
True or false?
In the liberal model, the state is seen as seeking to encourage individuals to work through the
provision of only low levels of benefits, and, rather than providing extensive welfare support,
strongly promoting individual provision through the private market.
Choose one option.
True
False
True
This is true. In the liberal welfare model, the state typically provides only minimal welfare benefits and aims to encourage individual work and self-reliance. It does not offer extensive welfare support but instead promotes individual provision through the private market, such as private insurance or savings, as seen in countries like the United States or the United Kingdom.
