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Disability-policy models in European welfare regimes: comparing the distribution of social protection, labour-market integration and civil rights
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Abstract
This paper examines different models of disability policy in European welfare regimes on the basis of secondary data. OECD data measuring social protection and labour-market integration is complemented with an index which measures the outcomes of disability civil rights. Eurobarometer data is used t... view more
This paper examines different models of disability policy in European welfare regimes on the basis of secondary data. OECD data measuring social protection and labour-market integration is complemented with an index which measures the outcomes of disability civil rights. Eurobarometer data is used to construct the index. The country modelling by cluster analysis indicates that an encompassing model of disability policy is mainly prevalent in Nordic countries. An activating and rehabilitating disability-policy model is predominant mainly in Central European countries, and there is evidence for a distinct Eastern European model characterized by relatively few guaranteed civil rights for disabled people. Furthermore, the Southern European model, which indicates a preference for social protection rather than activation and rehabilitation, includes countries which normally have diverse welfare traditions.... view less
Keywords
welfare state; disability; social policy; civil rights; equal treatment; occupational integration; labor market; Europe; comparison
Classification
Social Problems
Social Policy
Free Keywords
disability policy; welfare state regimes; comparative analysis; equal rights
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 1199-1215
Journal
Disability & Society, 32 (2017) 8
DOI
10.1080/09687599.2017.1344826
ISSN
1360-0508
Status
Preprint; peer reviewed