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Evaluating Welfare: Challenges and Ideologies
This chapter critically examines the welfare state's role in addressing poverty and social exclusion, emphasizing the need for political self-reflection regarding welfare efficacy. It discusses the potential unintended consequences of welfare systems, suggesting that they may disincentivize work while advocating for a modernized social safety net that better supports the vulnerable.