Welfare and the Discriminating Public: Evaluating Entitlement Attitudes in PostCommunist Europe uri icon

abstract

  • Although post-communist Europe retains elements of its socialist past, public opinion shows discernment in its welfare preferences. This analysis of post-communist social welfare attitudes finds that post-communist societies are selective in their support for social policies. First, welfare preferences center on two underlying realms: government responsibility and government spending: and second, welfare opinions and beliefs are not uniform across several social policies. Although many of the conclusions highlight the selective nature of these preferences, the example of the support for unemployment benefits points to how the transition from communist-era welfare states to capitalist-led assistance continues to influence public opinion in these countries.

published proceedings

  • Policy Studies Journal

altmetric score

  • 12

author list (cited authors)

  • Lipsmeyer, C. S.

citation count

  • 25

complete list of authors

  • Lipsmeyer, Christine S

publication date

  • November 2003

publisher