Searching for New Welfare Models : Citizens' Opinions on the Past, Present and Future of the Welfare State

This book explores the ways in which different generations think about how the welfare state is organised at present, and how it will be organised in future. Using the results of a study from Canada, Australia and Sweden, the book’s findings complement more traditional studies of the welfare sector, capturing the anxieties of citizens about the present and future of their countries’ welfare models, and presenting their thoughts on how the system can be re-organised in future. Positioning their three-country study within the history of the welfare state around the world, the authors seek to re-assess the role of the welfare state in governments around the world. Their findings will be of interest to those studying welfare policy as well as innovations such as basic income, e-health and policy responses to automisation. Prologue Contents Chapter 1: Searching for Welfare North and South A Brief History of the Welfare State The More Specific Motives Behind Our Search References Chapter 2: Welfare in Canada: Now and in 20 Years A Brief Sketch of the Political Situation in Canada Elements of Welfare Healthcare (13 Persons) Education (12 Persons) General Corrections of the System Toward Equality (10 Persons) Care for Elderly (9 Persons) Basic Income (Social Care) (8 Persons) Environment Care (5 Persons) “Localization” (4 Persons) Housing (Social Care) (4 Persons) Daycare (3 Persons) Other Now and Then Predictions for the Future Memories of the Past References Chapter 3: Welfare in the South: In 20 Years and Now The Australian Welfare System in Brief Elements of Welfare Healthcare (10 Persons) Income Support (8 Persons) Aged Care (8 Persons) Affordable Housing (6 Persons) Education (5 Persons) Social Problems (5 Persons) Other The Future and the Past The Actual Future The Past Comparisons with Canada References Chapter 4: The Future Welfare in Sweden Some Characteristics of the Swedish Welfare System Welfare’s History in Sweden Production and Consumption Global Solutions (10 Persons) Welfare in 20 Years as Designed by the Respondents Care for the Elderly (20 Persons) Healthcare (18 Persons) Education (12 Persons) Infrastructure (Transport and Housing) (5 Persons) Other (Police, Emergency Services) (2 Persons) Predictions of the Future Optimists Pessimists Mixed Opinions Ten Years Earlier Local Problems, Global Solutions? References Chapter 5: The Welfare State: Will It Stay or Will It Go? The Basis of the Future Welfare The Finances The Workforce The New Trends E-health Robotization Basic Income References Instead of an Epilogue... References Index This book explores the ways in which different generations think about how the welfare state is organized at present, and how it will be organized in future. The three-country (Canada, Australia and Sweden) study will be of interest to readers analyzing welfare policies as well as developments such as basic income, e-health and robotization. Rolf Solli is Professor of Management at the University of Bor ̊as, Sweden, and also Professor of Public Administration at School of Public Administration at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Barbara Czarniawska is Senior Professor of Management Studies at GRI, School of Business, Economics and Law at University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Peter Demediuk is Course Chair of postgraduate accounting studies at the Victoria University Business School, Melbourne, Australia. Dennis Anderson served for ten years (1990-2000) as President of Brandon University, Manitoba, Canada, and was previously Professor of Marketing at the University of Manitoba, Canada This book explores the ways in which different generations think about how the welfare state is organized at present, and how it will be organized in future. The three-country (Canada, Australia and Sweden) study will be of interest to readers analyzing welfare policies as well as developments such as basic income, e-health and robotization. Rolf Solli is Professor of Management at the University of Borås, Sweden, and also Professor of Public Administration at School of Public Administration at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Barbara Czarniawska is Senior Professor of Management Studies at GRI, School of Business, Economics and Law at University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Peter Demediuk is Course Chair of postgraduate accounting studies at the Victoria University Business School, Melbourne, Australia. Dennis Anderson served for ten years (1990-2000) as President of Brandon University, Manitoba, Canada, and was previously Professor of Marketing at the University of Manitoba, Canada.