<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Based on the construction of a composite index to assess the relative performance of welfare policies, we show that the variability of performances cannot be explained only by the amount of resources devoted to social policies, but also by its composition: countries with higher shares of social public expenditure, specifically aimed at reducing income concentration, obtain better results. This associates the traditional classification of the European welfare systems to the performance obtained in the social sector.</p></abstract>

Based on the construction of a composite index to assess the relative performance of welfare policies, we show that the variability of performances cannot be explained only by the amount of resources devoted to social policies, but also by its composition: countries with higher shares of social public expenditure, specifically aimed at reducing income concentration, obtain better results. This associates the traditional classification of the European welfare systems to the performance obtained in the social sector.

Assessing the performance of social spending in Europe

Central European Journal of Public Policy

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Based on the construction of a composite index to assess the relative performance of welfare policies, we show that the variability of performances cannot be...

Assessing the performance of social spending in Europe

Published Online: Aug 06, 2018

Page range: 17 - 31

Received: Apr 07, 2017

Accepted: Nov 21, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cejpp-2018-0001

Keywords
welfare policies, social expenditure, social performance index, European Union

© 2018 Maria Alessandra Antonelli et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Assessing the performance of social spending in Europe

Published Online: Aug 06, 2018

Page range: 17 - 31

Received: Apr 07, 2017

Accepted: Nov 21, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cejpp-2018-0001

Keywordswelfare policies, social expenditure, social performance index, European Union

© 2018 Maria Alessandra Antonelli et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
welfare policies, social expenditure, social performance index, European Union