WELFARE STATE REFORMS AND THE PRODUCTION OF UNCERTAINTY

• Authors: Paweł Poławski
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The text shows how managerialism related to various paradoxes and inconsistencies of the welfare state reforms interfere with new areas of uncertainty. The reforms have not solved the problems that affect the welfare state for nearly half a century, nor they increased social security and stability of welfare institutions. What’s more – the state itself creates areas of uncertainty, contributing to the strengthening of existing inequalities and social divisions. The situation in Poland does not differ in this respect from the general trends. The text is a review and refers to the U. Beck concept of “Manufactured uncertainties”.

Keywords

EN

governance; uncertainty; risk; welfare state; new public management

• Publisher: Institute of Labor and Social Studies, Warsaw
• Journal: Polityka Społeczna
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 41
• Issue: 1(10) ENG POLAND IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY
• Pages: 5-9

Contributors

author

Paweł Poławski

• Instytut Pracy i Spraw Socjalnych
• Instytut Socjologii UW