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Sul Welfare State. Considerazioni critiche e proposte di riforma

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  • Magazzino, Cosimo

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This essay will critically evaluate positions that have emerged in the literature in favor of the welfare state. The downsizing of the welfare state, which would, inter alia, to reduce government spending, provide greater scope for the free market. The transition from a welfare system to a workfare increase the efficiency of the whole system. To this end, we present a reasoned survey of the literature that has sought to highlight the benefits of a limited size of the State, which are assigned duties by "night watchman".

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  • Magazzino, Cosimo, 2009. "Sul Welfare State. Considerazioni critiche e proposte di riforma," MPRA Paper 25528, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    • Handle: RePEc:pra:mprapa:25528
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    2. Assar Lindbeck, 1993. "The Welfare State," Books, Edward Elgar Publishing, number 1003.
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    Keywords

    Welfare State; equity; efficiency; property rights; libertarianism;
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    JEL classification:

    • I30 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General
    • H50 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - General

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