Welfare State

Decommodification

The degree that welfare state allows people to maintain their living standards independent of market forces (if economy crashes can ppl still live? If employment ends so does quality of life?) if low market determines living standards

Wagners Law

As country’s get richer they develop a larger welfare state bc welfare state is a very expensive luxury

Retrenchment

The reduction of costs and spending in economic difficulty

Negativity bias

Losing a benefit is more painful than gaining an equivalent benefit