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Regulative structure of locally distributed benefit schemes and inter-municipal inequality: the case of Estonia
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Abstract Studies of locally distributed social policy schemes, their central-local regulations and outcomes have mostly focused on single benefit schemes. However, the landscape of local social policy and access to social rights is more complex. Variety of local social policy schemes with various regulative ... view more
Studies of locally distributed social policy schemes, their central-local regulations and outcomes have mostly focused on single benefit schemes. However, the landscape of local social policy and access to social rights is more complex. Variety of local social policy schemes with various regulative structures can exist side-by-side within a welfare state, and often both central and local governmental levels have regulative powers for these. We assume that this complex web of central-local regulations of local social policy and changes thereof has consequences. In this study, we scrutinise regulative structures and spending patterns of all locally distributed benefit schemes in a given country (Estonia) and analyse their impact on inter-municipal inequality. We find that central steering of local schemes is not per se a guarantee for lower/stable inter-municipal inequality. The results also emphasise the complexity of central-local regulations within a country and point to unintended consequences of reforms. In the case of Estonia, we identify processes of silent centralisation in locally distributed benefit schemes.... view less
Keywords
Estonia; social rights; social inequality; centralization
Classification
Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Social Policy
Free Keywords
locally distributed benefit schemes; access to social rights; inter-municipal inequality; regulative structure; silent (de)centralisation
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
Page/Pages
p. 60-75
Journal
Studies of Transition States and Societies, 11 (2019) 2
ISSN
1736-8758
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed