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Rethinking the welfare state in the global economy

@inproceedings{Filgueira2018RethinkingTW,
  title={Rethinking the welfare state in the global economy},
  author={Fernando Juliana Mart{\'i}nez Filgueira},
  year={2018}
}
Is the welfare state jeopardized by demographic and economic pressures (ageing, globalization, technological progress)? In fact, it is even more needed in a globalized economy, and it can be adapted to enhance its effectiveness in promoting more inclusive growth. This involves: developing pre-market and in-market forms of pre-distribution that reduce inequalities in market incomes and lower the need for redistribution; investing in education and health to develop productivity, civic capacities… Expand
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