In this paper, I have contemplated the place and role of a Welfare State, and have presented basic policy recommendations in order to enhance the role of a Welfare State. I refer to Social Security and the State, the origin of a Welfare State, roles of the State, especially minimal interventions...

This paper investigates whether social cohesion makes economic reforms more likely. First, we investigated whether social cohesion is a coherent concept by using a principal-component factor (PCF) analysis covering 16 indicators used to measure social cohesion in the previous literature for 40...

Der Liberalismus ist die Reflexionsform der politischen Moderne. Er bietet die begriffliche Darstellung der gesellschaftlichen und politischen Lebensordnung von souveränen, autonomen Individuen. Die liberale Ordnung gründet im menschenrechtlichen Egalitarismus. Sie ist institutionalisiertes...