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Addressing the Social Policy and Welfare Deficit of the United States: Key Notions and Policy Implications

Addressing the Social Policy and Welfare Deficit of the United States: Key Notions and Policy Implications

Nikolaos Karagiannis, C. J. Polychroniou
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 12
ISBN13: 9781668440605|ISBN10: 1668440601|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781668440612|EISBN13: 9781668440629
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-4060-5.ch001
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Karagiannis, Nikolaos, and C. J. Polychroniou. "Addressing the Social Policy and Welfare Deficit of the United States: Key Notions and Policy Implications." Assessing the Need for a Comprehensive National Health System in the United States, edited by Nikolaos Karagiannis, et al., IGI Global, 2023, pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4060-5.ch001

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Karagiannis, N. & Polychroniou, C. J. (2023). Addressing the Social Policy and Welfare Deficit of the United States: Key Notions and Policy Implications. In N. Karagiannis, S. Goodwin, & D. Stewart (Eds.), Assessing the Need for a Comprehensive National Health System in the United States (pp. 1-12). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4060-5.ch001

Chicago

Karagiannis, Nikolaos, and C. J. Polychroniou. "Addressing the Social Policy and Welfare Deficit of the United States: Key Notions and Policy Implications." In Assessing the Need for a Comprehensive National Health System in the United States, edited by Nikolaos Karagiannis, Sheilia R. Goodwin, and David Stewart, 1-12. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2023. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4060-5.ch001

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Abstract

Following World War II, European governments embarked on high levels of social spending and expanded the welfare state. Part of the explanation for the post-war welfare state development in the continent lies with the impact that the war itself had on European society. The destruction was so massive that it generated new social needs and created new demands among citizens. The presence of strong labor movements and socialist and left-wing parties also played a key role in the expansion of the European welfare state given their emphasis in the protection and promotion of social rights. Indeed, most European constitutions following the Second World War were influenced by socialist parties. But the situation was quite different on the other side of the Atlantic, and this chapter explains some of the reasons for the failure of the US to develop a European-style welfare state.

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