http://www.planetd.org/2008/04/29/a-dynamic-welfare-state/ Critiquing the Politics, Policy & Practice of Development Mon, 26 Jul 2010 01:24:49 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.planetd.org/2008/04/29/a-dynamic-welfare-state/comment-page-1/#comment-110247 Dweep Chanana Tue, 06 May 2008 22:06:06 +0000 http://www.planetd.org/2008/04/29/a-dynamic-welfare-state/#comment-110247 Badri, Thanks for your comment. I am not familiar enough with the UK model to comment. For this reason I do not make any comparisons with the UK. I suspect there are both similarities (universal healthcare), and dissimilarities (low taxes, diverse population) with Sweden. Badri,
Thanks for your comment. I am not familiar enough with the UK model to comment. For this reason I do not make any comparisons with the UK. I suspect there are both similarities (universal healthcare), and dissimilarities (low taxes, diverse population) with Sweden.

]]> http://www.planetd.org/2008/04/29/a-dynamic-welfare-state/comment-page-1/#comment-110234 Badri Tue, 06 May 2008 15:23:28 +0000 http://www.planetd.org/2008/04/29/a-dynamic-welfare-state/#comment-110234 Though not a match to the T, what makes you believe that UK does not fit into the same category? UK also has pretty good social security safegaurds for its citizens and a highly competitive environment. Of course there are negatives like beauraucracy, overcrowding(in few cities), unemployment etc. But by and large not many starve to death or die due to unaffordable healthcare. Please comment Though not a match to the T, what makes you believe that UK does not fit into the same category?
UK also has pretty good social security safegaurds for its citizens and a highly competitive environment.
Of course there are negatives like beauraucracy, overcrowding(in few cities), unemployment etc. But by and large not many starve to death or die due to unaffordable healthcare. Please comment

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