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Welfare State Changes and Outcomes: the Cases of Portugal and Denmark from a Comparative Perspective
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It is well known that welfare states ensure a certain level of social protection affecting levels of well-being and the extent of inequalities in society. Changes within crucial domains of social policy, such as education, health, or social protection, have, therefore, a major effect upon individuals' opportunities. In this article I compare the effects of these changes in two countries from the mid-1980s to the financial crisis of 2008. Portugal that was a latecomer in welfare state development and Denmark was at the forefront of de-commodification and universalization of social rights. The conclusion of this article is that income inequality has been steadily increasing in Danish society; while in Portugal, despite improvements in many social domains (healthcare, poverty alleviation, unemployment protection), problems of inequality remain deeply embedded in the country's social and institutional structures.
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Estado Providência Estado Social Desigualdade Social
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Alves, S. (2014), Welfare State Changes and Outcomes: the Cases of Portugal and Denmark from a Comparative Perspective. Social Policy & Administration. doi: 10.1111/spol.12075