The Age of Welfare: Patronage, Citizenship, and Generational Justice in Social Policy. CES Working Papers Series 111, 2004
(2004) The Age of Welfare: Patronage, Citizenship, and Generational Justice in Social Policy. CES Working Papers Series 111, 2004.
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Abstract
Welfare states' redistribution of resources across classes, occupations, and genders is the subject of intensive scholarly analysis. Yet we know very little about how and why welfare states treat different age groups differently. This article demonstrates that seniors’ demand for welfare does not determine ageorientation. Rather, the “age of welfare” is a largely unintended consequence of the interaction between the structure of social policies and the way that politicians use these programs to compete for votes. An implication for the policy feedback literature is that constituency demand may be less important than the unintended consequences of welfare state institutions.
| Item Type: | Working Paper |
|---|---|
| Public Domain: | No |
| Refereed: | No |
| Status: | Published |
| Authors, Individual: | Lynch, Julia. |
| Title: | The Age of Welfare: Patronage, Citizenship, and Generational Justice in Social Policy. CES Working Papers Series 111, 2004 |
| Language: | English |
| Journals and Series: | Series > Harvard University, Center for European Studies > CES Working Papers Series |
| Pages: | 24 |
| Year: | 2004 |
| Subjects: | EU policies and themes > Policies & related activities > Third Pillar/JHA/PJC > European citizenship EU policies and themes > Policies & related activities > social policy > welfare state EU policies and themes > Policies & related activities > social policy > general |
| Alternative Locations: | http://www.ces.fas.harvard.edu/publications/docs/pdfs/Lynch.pdf |
| ID Code: | 11795 |
| Deposited By: | Wilkin, Phil |
| Deposited On: | 13 October 2009 |
