Periodic Reporting for period 4 - WELFAREPRIORITIES (Welfare state politics under pressure: Identifying priorities, trade-offs and reform opportunities among citizens, political and economic elites)

In times of austerity, the politics of the welfare state involve tough choices and even trade-offs: whose risks should benefit from social solidarity in a context of shrinking resources? Should the welfare state prioritize the needs of the elderly or those of the young? Those...