The welfare state
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What is the welfare state ?
T.H. Marshall defines welfare state as a special combination of the democracy, the social welfare and the capitalism.
Purpose of the welfare state
The control of the poverty:- To allow the social integration of the excluded.
The economic safety:- Keep a standard of life.
The redistribution of the revenue: - To modify the way of the income distribution.
The importance of the family in the welfare state The basic structure of a society is the marriage. The
family is like an economic institution. This institution guarantees the welfare state.
Becker (economist) theory: When it considers to have children, the parents do a valuation of the consequences in the future: If the expenses are major that the income the children will be an investment, on the contrary they will be a good of consum.