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Η μεταρρύθμιση της κοινωνικής πρόνοιας στην Ελλάδα: οικονομικά και ποσοτικά δεδομένα με έμφαση στις μεταβολές του μείγματος ευημερίας
The social welfare reform in Greece: economic and quantitative data with a focus on changes in the welfare mix
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Abstract This article attempts to demonstrate that the reform of the social assistance system in Greece is a significant change in the level of coverage of social needs and in the wider welfare regime of the country. It has strengthened the provision of social benefits for housing, child and family care and ... view more
This article attempts to demonstrate that the reform of the social assistance system in Greece is a significant change in the level of coverage of social needs and in the wider welfare regime of the country. It has strengthened the provision of social benefits for housing, child and family care and poverty alleviation, while improving the redistributive and social effectiveness of social transfers. Utilizing quantitative data from the European Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU SILC) and ESSPROS, it argues that this reform has expanded the state’s contribution to the "production" of welfare in the country, both in terms of resources and covered risks (albeit at low levels), while also contributing to changing the characteristics of the dominant purely southern European welfare regime in the country. by adding elements of a liberal welfare regime.... view less
Keywords
Greece; welfare state; reform; social assistance; social benefits; combating poverty
Classification
Social Security
Free Keywords
EU-SILC 2011; EU-SILC 2019
Document language
Other language
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 47-67
Journal
Social Policy, 15 (2021)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12681/sp.29091
ISSN
2241-8652
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed