Trend, scale and limit. Portugal and the end of the «golden age» of welfare state

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Autor(a) principal: Martins, Carlos Miguel Jorge
Data de Publicação: 2018
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10316/108352
https://doi.org/10.14195/2183-8925_35_4
Resumo: Contrary to the general trend of welfare state retrenchment that began in the 1970s, the Portuguese case presents itself as an exception, expressing the particularity of developing an welfare state during a time of crisis for welfare policies. Neoliberalism, as a significant influence on welfare state changes, did not play a role during the creation of the welfare state in Portugal. The key variables to understanding the rather particular path of Portugal were a very specific group of political contingencies, as well as a particular institutional environment framed by economic and political ideas that were antagonistic to neoliberal proposals. That path can be illustrated by the construction of the SNS(1), a body functioning in opposition to neoliberal logic. The singularity of the Portuguese case opens the door for defining new scales, limits and possibilities regarding welfare state studies.
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spelling Trend, scale and limit. Portugal and the end of the «golden age» of welfare stateTendência, escala e limite. Portugal e o fim dos «anos de ouro» do estado socialWelfare StateWelfare RetrenchmentNeoliberalismPoliticsDemocracyContrary to the general trend of welfare state retrenchment that began in the 1970s, the Portuguese case presents itself as an exception, expressing the particularity of developing an welfare state during a time of crisis for welfare policies. Neoliberalism, as a significant influence on welfare state changes, did not play a role during the creation of the welfare state in Portugal. The key variables to understanding the rather particular path of Portugal were a very specific group of political contingencies, as well as a particular institutional environment framed by economic and political ideas that were antagonistic to neoliberal proposals. That path can be illustrated by the construction of the SNS(1), a body functioning in opposition to neoliberal logic. The singularity of the Portuguese case opens the door for defining new scales, limits and possibilities regarding welfare state studies.Indo contra a tendência generalizada de cortes no estado social que se iniciou na década de 1970, o caso português apresenta-se como uma exceção, expressando a particularidade de desenvolver um estado providência durante um tempo de crise para as políticas sociais. O neoliberalismo, enquanto fator de relevo para transformações no estado social, não desempenhou um papel de importância em Portugal aquando da construção do estado providência. As variáveis chave para entender o caminho particular de Portugal foram um conjunto muito peculiar de contingências políticas, bem como um determinado ambiente institucional enquadrado por ideias políticas e económicas contrárias às propostas neoliberais. A construção do SNS, uma instituição a funcionar em oposição a uma lógica neoliberal, ilustra bem esse mesmo caminho. A singularidade do caso português abre a porta para a definição de novas escalas, limites e possibilidades para o estudo do estado social.Universidade de Coimbra2018info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://hdl.handle.net/10316/108352http://hdl.handle.net/10316/108352https://doi.org/10.14195/2183-8925_35_4eng2183-89250870-0958Martins, Carlos Miguel Jorgeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-08-25T10:18:43Zoai:estudogeral.uc.pt:10316/108352Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T21:24:39.344898Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Trend, scale and limit. Portugal and the end of the «golden age» of welfare state
Tendência, escala e limite. Portugal e o fim dos «anos de ouro» do estado social
title Trend, scale and limit. Portugal and the end of the «golden age» of welfare state
spellingShingle Trend, scale and limit. Portugal and the end of the «golden age» of welfare state
Martins, Carlos Miguel Jorge
Welfare State
Welfare Retrenchment
Neoliberalism
Politics
Democracy
title_short Trend, scale and limit. Portugal and the end of the «golden age» of welfare state
title_full Trend, scale and limit. Portugal and the end of the «golden age» of welfare state
title_fullStr Trend, scale and limit. Portugal and the end of the «golden age» of welfare state
title_full_unstemmed Trend, scale and limit. Portugal and the end of the «golden age» of welfare state
title_sort Trend, scale and limit. Portugal and the end of the «golden age» of welfare state
author Martins, Carlos Miguel Jorge
author_facet Martins, Carlos Miguel Jorge
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Martins, Carlos Miguel Jorge
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Welfare State
Welfare Retrenchment
Neoliberalism
Politics
Democracy
topic Welfare State
Welfare Retrenchment
Neoliberalism
Politics
Democracy
description Contrary to the general trend of welfare state retrenchment that began in the 1970s, the Portuguese case presents itself as an exception, expressing the particularity of developing an welfare state during a time of crisis for welfare policies. Neoliberalism, as a significant influence on welfare state changes, did not play a role during the creation of the welfare state in Portugal. The key variables to understanding the rather particular path of Portugal were a very specific group of political contingencies, as well as a particular institutional environment framed by economic and political ideas that were antagonistic to neoliberal proposals. That path can be illustrated by the construction of the SNS(1), a body functioning in opposition to neoliberal logic. The singularity of the Portuguese case opens the door for defining new scales, limits and possibilities regarding welfare state studies.
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