The old Europe, so attached to its social welfare programmes, faces an uncomfortable decade.
Increasing spending on social welfare and decreasing spending on investment, for instance, could lower growth potential.
Much of our current willingness to trade dynamism for social welfare is driven by demographics.
The year 1975 constituted a critical crossover point for social welfare spending in two ways.
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As social affairs minister, Tutut will be key in executing government aid and social welfare programs.
These modern markets utilize highly effective market incentives and competition to achieve the social welfare goals.
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Not because of war, because of the social welfare system, aging populations and bank debt.
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The issue is how to restore balance between fiscal revenues and expenditures, including for social welfare.
How much more support we could give education, infrastructure, the arts, social welfare and new technologies?
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Unemployment and cuts to pay, pensions and social welfare provision have caused hardship for many people.
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"In terms of social welfare and medical insurance, it is a breakthrough, " he says.
His keenest instinct is to preserve the French way of life, with its social welfare model.
Union membership grew and, with the New Deal, government involvement in social welfare increased dramatically.
However, in countries where there are few social welfare agencies, we serve people directly.
The average in the social welfare states of the European Union is even less than that.
But she has accepted a job in Mr Estrada's cabinet, as secretary for social welfare.
The modern social welfare state was invented by Otto von Bismarck in the mid-19th century.
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Longer term, everyone knows that correcting government finances requires reforms to both social welfare programs and taxes.
Section 501(c)(4) organizations are organized as not for profit organizations for purposes generally related to social welfare.
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Such groups are known as "social welfare" organizations and can include homeowner associations and volunteer fire departments.
Section 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations are required to be operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare.
Social Welfare Spending is displayed along the horizontal axis and Net Private Investment on the vertical axis.
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It won exemption in 1986 under section 501(c)(4) of the code, covering civic and social welfare groups.
Around the world, governments remit billions of dollars to their citizens in support of social welfare efforts.
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Voters focused on local concerns: crime, administrative efficiency, social welfare and the performance of officials in office.
Incentives, rules, and institutions that encourage a constructive role for insurance will ultimately improve individual and social welfare.
Promoting social welfare can include lobbying and advocacy for issues and legislation, but not outright political campaign activity.
But since Khomeini's death in 1989 they have increasingly forsaken their social welfare functions for straightforward commercial activities.
However, once social welfare spending rises above 10% of personal income, the decline in new investment is dramatic.
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Economists are also urging increased spending on social welfare to encourage consumers to save less and spend more.
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