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Targeted transfers, a left-wing policy? The impact of left-wing governments and corporatism on transfers to low-income families (1982–2019).
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Journal of European Social Policy . Oct2024, Vol. 34 Issue 4, p389-403. 15p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- In the last decades, several countries introduced new income-tested child benefits and targeted in-work tax credits to boost the income of low-income families. Inspired by the power resource theory, I postulate that left-wing governments tend to increase benefits to low-income families because their ideology favours redistribution and to consolidate the vote of low-income families, but that both right- and left-wing governments increase benefits for middle-income families. The impact of left-wing governments should be stronger in countries with a weak bargaining system as social partners are unable to reduce inequalities between families. To demonstrate this argument, I use statistical analyses based on OECD data to measure the effect of government ideology and corporatism on the level of benefits received by low- and middle-income families in OECD countries from 1982 to 2019. The results indicate that left-wing parties have a significant impact on benefits received by low-income families, but not on benefits received by middle-income families. Also, even though corporatism is associated with different types of child benefits, it does not influence the relationship between left-wing governments and benefits received by low-income families. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09589287
- Volume :
- 34
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of European Social Policy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 179737755
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/09589287241240317