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Welfare States and Public Opinion comprises an informed inquiry into three fields of social policy – health policy, family policy, and unemployment benefits and social assistance. Though the analyses stem from research spanning fifteen countries across Europe, the conclusions can be applied to social policy problems in nations worldwide.Combining a detailed analysis of the institutional structure of social policy with the study of public attitudes toward healthcare, family policy, and benefits for the unemployed and poor, this book represents a new stream in public opinion research. The authors demonstrate that the institutional designs of social policies have a great impact on inequalities among social groups, and provide best practices for gaining public support for social policy reform.The wealth of information found in this comprehensive study will be of interest not only to scholars and students of sociology, political science, social policy, public policy and law, but to health and social policymakers the world over.

Public welfare --- Public Opinion --- Europe --- Welfare state --- HV 11 -- General works --- Social policy

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This work focuses on how social policy grows out of the policymaker's judgment about what to do, what can be done, and what ought to be? Answers necessarily emerge from human judgment, and from human error and the unavoidable uncertainty in the world.

Incertitude --- Judgement --- Judgment --- Jugement --- Onzekerheid --- Oordeel --- Uncertainty --- Decision making. --- Judgment. --- Social policy. --- Social policy - Decision making. --- Uncertainty. --- Social policy --- Sociology & Social History --- Social Sciences --- Social Change --- Decision making --- National planning --- State planning --- Reasoning --- Knowledge, Theory of --- Language and languages --- Psychology --- Thought and thinking --- Wisdom --- Economic policy --- Family policy --- Social history --- E-books --- HM 1111 Social Interaction --- Decision Making

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John Roemer points out that there are two views of equality of opportunity that are widely held today. The first, which he calls the nondiscrimination principle, states that in the competition for positions in society, individuals should be judged only on attributes relevant to the performance of the duties of the position in question. Attributes such as race or sex should not be taken into account. The second states that society should do what it can to level the playing field among persons who compete for positions, especially during their formative years, so that all those who have the relevant potential attributes can be considered.Common to both positions is that at some point the principle of equal opportunity holds individuals accountable for achievements of particular objectives, whether they be education, employment, health, or income. Roemer argues that there is consequently a "before" and an "after" in the notion of equality of opportunity: before the competition starts, opportunities must be equalized, by social intervention if need be; but after it begins, individuals are on their own. The different views of equal opportunity should be judged according to where they place the starting gate which separates "before" from "after." Roemer works out in a precise way how to determine the location of the starting gate in the different views.

Mathematical models --- Mathematical models --- Mathematical models --- HB 846 Welfare theory - General works --- HB 846 Welfare theory - General works --- HB 846 Welfare theory - General works --- Welfare economics --- Welfare economics --- Welfare economics --- Distributive justice --- Distributive justice --- Distributive justice --- Equality --- Equality --- Equality --- Competition --- Competition --- Social policy --- Social policy --- Social policy

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W 1 Serials. Periodicals --- W 1 Serials. Periodicals --- W 1 Serials. Periodicals --- Social Security --- Social Security --- Social Security --- Social policy --- Social policy --- Social policy --- Economics --- Economics --- Economics --- Government Publications [PT] --- Government Publications [PT] --- Government Publications [PT] --- Government --- Government --- Government --- KCE --- KCE --- KCE

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W 76 Health manpower and services, distribution and characteristics --- W 76 Health manpower and services, distribution and characteristics --- W 76 Health manpower and services, distribution and characteristics --- Belgium --- Belgium --- Belgium --- Health Care --- Health Care --- Health Care --- Social policy --- Social policy --- Social policy --- Organisation and Administration --- Organisation and Administration --- Organisation and Administration