Welfare State in the United States

Welfare State

United States Constitution

According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled WELFARE STATEThe United States Constitution, unlike many constitutions in the world, does not mandate welfare rights. For example, the Soviet Constitution of 1977 provided for “guaranteed work, health protection, [and] education.” In contrast, our Constitution guarantees freedom of speech, freedom
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Welfare State in the International Business Landscape

Definition of Welfare State in the context of U.S. international business and public trade policy: A nation in which government plays a positive role to promote the social welfare.

Concept of Welfare State

In the U.S., in the context of Political Economy and Public Policy, Welfare State has the following meaning: A government that devotes a large share of governmental resources to benefits for qualifying individuals or organizations. (Source of this definition of Welfare State : University of Texas)

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