English-Italian translations for welfare state

stato socialeLo Stato sociale e la previdenza sono in crisi. The welfare state and social security are in crisis. E che dire dell’abbandono progressivo dello Stato sociale? What about the creeping abandonment of the welfare state? Dignità umana, diritto e Stato sociale sono allo stesso tempo mezzi ed obiettivi. Human dignity, justice and the social welfare state are both the means and the end.

A social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens, providing health care, education, unemployment compensation and social security
A country in which such a system operates

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