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Balancing the welfare state

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Balancing the welfare state

November 2021

Social Inclusion
Concepció Patxot and Gianko Michailidis, Universitat de Barcelona;

Is the welfare state biased in favour of elderly people? This article analyses the financial sustainability of the current system.

The demographic dividend, an opportunity for the development of the economy and the welfare state

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The demographic dividend, an opportunity for the development of the economy and the welfare state

November 2021

Social Inclusion
Ronald Lee, CEDA, University of California, Berkeley; Andrew Mason, University of Hawaii, co-founders of the NTA project;

How can the experience of the developed world help other regions of the planet that are in earlier phases of demographic transition?

Social benefits by programmes

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Social benefits by programmes

November 2021

Social Inclusion

Some 23.1% of Spain’s GDP is assigned to programmes for the care of elderly people, health, unemployment, disability, family, social exclusion and housing.

Feminisation of care work

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Feminisation of care work

November 2021

Social Inclusion

In Spain, 10% of women perform care work, by far exceeding the 5% of male carers.

Intergenerational solidarity

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Intergenerational solidarity

November 2021

Social Inclusion

Some 34.8 of grandparents in Spain regularly care for their grandchildren, a figure much higher than the European average.

Participation in welfare state benefits

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Participation in welfare state benefits

November 2021

Social Inclusion

Between 2008 and 2018, benefits for the elderly increased, whereas benefits for families did not improve.

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