Political Science 2211E Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Market Failure, Unemployment Benefits

• School: Western University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: Political Science 2211E
• Professor: Zheger Hassan

Document Summary

This means that services and benefits are available to all citizens in an effort to promote equality along all classes of society. 2: there are universal services and programs in place for everybody, which are tailored to the specific society. The idea is this allows everyone in society to be independent: scandinavian countries can be placed under this category. Understanding the welfare state: the ter(cid:373) (cid:862)(cid:449)elfare(cid:863) a(cid:374)d (cid:862)(cid:449)elfare state(cid:863) carry (cid:374)egati(cid:448)e co(cid:374)(cid:374)otatio(cid:374)s. Why: the biggest expenses that governments have are for the lower income people. Education, health care, income support, subsidized housing, disability support, etc. : we tend to be an individualist society and as a result, we are critical of the idea that the government should provide support and help others. 3: the growth of government, the growth of welfare state services, programs and cost has also meant that there is a growth in the size of government.