Why Doesn't the United States Have a European-Style Welfare State?

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1 January 2001

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Published by Project MUSE in Brookings Papers on Economic Activity

Vol. 2001 (2) , 187-277
https://doi.org/10.1353/eca.2001.0014

Abstract

European governments redistribute income among their citizens on a much larger scale than does the U.S. government. European social programs are more generous and reach a larger share of citizens. European tax systems are more progressive. European regulations designed to protect the poor are more intrusive. In this paper we try to understand why.

Keywords

TAX SYSTEMS
EUROPEAN REGULATIONS
EUROPEAN SOCIAL
SCALE THAN
EUROPEAN STYLE
GOVERNMENTS REDISTRIBUTE
REGULATIONS DESIGNED
EUROPEAN TAX
SOCIAL PROGRAMS
STYLE WELFARE

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