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1Welfare reform — is a movement for policy change in countries with a state administered social welfare systems. Welfare reform is a movement to change a government s social welfare policy with aims at reducing recipient dependence on the government. Members of… …
2Welfare (financial aid) — Welfare is financial assistance paid to people by governments. Some welfare is general, while specific and can only be invoked under certain circumstances, such as a scholarship. Welfare payments can be made to individuals or to companies or… …
3Welfare capitalism — Welfare capitalism, started in the 19th century, refers either to the combination of a capitalist economic system with a welfare state or in a strictly American context to the practice of businesses providing welfare like services to employees.… …
4welfare — welfare, sociology of welfare Welfare is the state or condition of doing or being well. The term is primarily invoked when some action is considered necessary in order to enhance individual or group welfare that is when welfare is in some way in… …
5Welfare fraud — refers to various intentional misuses of state welfare systems by withholding information or giving false or inaccurate information. This may be done in small, uncoordinated efforts, or in larger, organized criminal rings. Some common types of… …
6Welfare queen — ist eine vor allem im englischen Sprachraum gebräuchliche abwertende Bezeichnung, welche verschieden verwendet wird, jeweils mit Bezug zum Erhalt staatlicher Unterstützung: Erstens wird die Bezeichnung für Frauen verwendet, die über längere Zeit… …
7Welfare — may refer to:* Well being, quality of lifestyle ** Animal welfare, the quality of life of animals, and concerns thereabout * Welfare , a film directed by Frederick WisemanIn economics:* Social welfare provision, government programs that seek to… …
8Welfare Rights — is a discipline aimed at ensuring that United Kingdom citizens are aware of and receiving their maximum entitlement to state welfare benefits. Most local authorities in the UK employ welfare right staff, however, this role is increasingly carried …
9Welfare Queen — ist eine vor allem im englischen Sprachraum gebräuchliche abwertende Bezeichnung, welche verschieden verwendet wird, jeweils mit Bezug zum Erhalt staatlicher Unterstützung: Erstens wird die Bezeichnung für Frauen verwendet, die über längere Zeit… …
10welfare — wel‧fare [ˈwelfeə ǁ fer] noun [uncountable] ECONOMICS 1. help that is given by government to people with social or financial problems: • a drastic reform of the welfare system 2. money paid by the government to people who are poor, unemployed etc …
