Political Science · Comparative Political Analysis
UGC NET 2023 Political Science
Which of the following regimes of welfare states corresponds to Richard Titmuss's Institutional Redistribution Model in his three-fold classification of the welfare state?
AAnglo-Saxon regime
BScandinavian social democratic regime ✓ Correct
CConservative continental regime
DAustralian regime
Correct answer: (B) Scandinavian social democratic regime — Titmuss's institutional redistribution model corresponds to the Scandinavian social democratic regime, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★Titmuss's institutional redistribution model corresponds to the Scandinavian social democratic regime, so that is the answer.
★Richard Titmuss classified welfare into residual, industrial achievement and institutional redistribution models.
★The institutional redistribution model treats welfare as a universal right of all citizens.
★It features extensive state intervention and high social spending.
★Sweden, Denmark and Norway exemplify this universal, redistributive welfare.
★The Anglo-Saxon regime is closer to a residual, means-tested model.
★A welfare state runs a formal institutional mechanism that seeks economic stability and reduced inequality.
★The conservative continental regime ties welfare to employment and status rather than universal right.
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