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[Welfare State policies for equity].

Vicenç Navarro1, Agueda Quiroga

  • 1Departamento de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales, Universidad Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain. vicenc.navarro@upf.es

Gaceta Sanitaria
|June 3, 2004
PubMed
Summary

Public social spending in Spain increased from 1991-2000, but a growing deficit emerged by 1993, diverging from EU averages. Analysis includes key areas like healthcare and pensions, plus care services

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Area of Science:

  • Public finance
  • Social policy analysis
  • Gender studies

Context:

  • Analysis of Spanish public social expenditure from 1991 to 2000.
  • Comparison of expenditure as a percentage of Gross National Product (GNP) and per capita in purchasing power parity (PPP).
  • Focus on Spain's social protection expenditure trends and divergence from European Union (EU) averages.

Purpose:

  • To analyze the evolution of public social expenditure in Spain during the 1990s.
  • To examine specific components: sickness/health care, invalidity/old age, survivors, and family/children.
  • To investigate the impact of care services on gender inequalities.

Summary:

  • Public social expenditure in Spain showed an increasing trend since 1993.
  • A notable deficit in public social protection expenditure emerged, diverging from the EU average.
  • The study highlights the development of care services for children and the elderly.

Impact:

  • Reveals a widening deficit in Spain's social protection finances compared to EU norms.
  • Provides insights into the financial dynamics of key social welfare components.
  • Underscores the role of care services in addressing gender inequalities within social policy.

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