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    How the Information Revolution Threatens Social Solidarity

    Series series Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
    A core principle of the welfare state is that everyone pays taxes or contributions in exchange for universal insurance against social risks such as sickness, old age, unemployment, and plain bad luck. This solidarity principle assumes that everyone is a member of a single national insurance pool, and it is commonly explained by poor and asymmetric information, which undermines markets and creates ... Read more

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  • Risk Inequality and Welfare States

    by Philipp Rehm ...
    Series series Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
    The transformation of night-watchman states into welfare states is one of the most notable societal developments in recent history. In 1880, not a single country had a nationally compulsory social policy program. A few decades later, every single one of today's rich democracies had adopted programs covering all or almost all of the main risks people face: old age, sickness, accident, and ... Read more

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