Welfare State Classification: The Development of Central Eastern European Welfare
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| Liberal Social-democratic Conservative Privatization Universal coverage Work-related programs Decentralization Extensive and generous services Protection of workers Decreasring government importance Increasing government importance Medium important role of government Increasing self responsibility Minimum income Means-tested Table 4.1 Criteria used in this study in order to distinguish welfare types. 24 Resuming, when the development of an aspect of the welfare state meets one of the above criteria, it will fit into the specific welfare type. Concerning policy diffusion of path-dependence, this study uses the following criteria. When developments and reforms in of the analyzed policy fields are influenced or caused by an international organization, institution or another country this study will consider this development or reform the result of policy diffusion. As the literature states, path- dependence is the result of choices made at an earlier point in time which thus influence today’s decisions and thus development and reforms of the welfare state. In other words, when a reform or development is influenced by, or based on the communist heritage of the two countries, this study will consider this path-dependence. Because, the communist path was taken after the Second World War, some developments nowadays are influenced by this decision. Resuming, path-dependence and policy diffusion is measured by two criteria. 1. Is the reform influenced directly by international organizations or institutions (Policy diffusion). 2. Is the reform the of, or influenced by the communist heritage (Path-dependence). Download 374.54 Kb. Share with your friends:
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