SOWK 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Child Tax Credit, Vehicle Insurance, Physical Therapy
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A welfare state is a state in which organized power is deliberately used (through politics and administration) in an effort to modify the play of market forces (the way in which markets work) in at least three directions: A welfare state is a state in which organized power is deliberately used in an effort to modify the play of market forced in 3 directions: Regulations- governments pass laws (example: minimum wages, (how this is represented in ontario is not necessarily the way the social program is set up everywhere else) Programs to transfer funds and/or to fund or provide services. Program administration you won"t always find the program because it isn"t in legislation. (example: by establishing conditions details in the legislation. This means the government can change these easily and at will for eligibility, and an application form). hours of work, health and safety). The buying and selling of products and services.