welfare provision
collocation in Englishmeaningsofwelfareandprovision
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welfare
noun[U]
uk/ˈwel.feər/us/ˈwel.fer/
help given, especially by the state or an organization, to people who need it, especially because they do not have ...
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provision
noun
uk/prəˈvɪʒ.ən/us/prəˈvɪʒ.ən/
the act of ...
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(Definition ofwelfareandprovisionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofwelfare provision
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These levies constitute an increasing proportion of government income and finance a significant amount of regional and localwelfareprovision.
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Moreover, the shrinking role of the family and of employers inwelfareprovisionhas also increased old-age insecurity, and places increased importance on public pensions.
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Instead, the balance struck between collectivewelfareprovisionand family support provides a rich source of debate about how they survived.
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In the face of these real gaps inwelfareprovision, a more critical stance would have been welcome.
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It is worth noting that the left's emphasis on labour market obligations for women as well as men discourages a system of familybasedwelfareprovision.
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But this privatising process has also affected other public services andwelfareprovision.
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It successfully retained family centredwelfareprovisionand gender inequality in informal care work, and ensured formal care services were residual.
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According to the division of financial responsibility among governments at different levels, the local government is responsible forwelfareprovisionto vulnerable children.
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On the other hand, they demonstrate the market's increasing importance inwelfareprovision.
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In theory, the necessity forwelfareprovisionby other sectors increases with the advancement of modernity in a given society.
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The market efficiency model, stressing the need for consumer information, stems from contemporary neo-liberal, consumerist approaches towelfareprovision.
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Moreover, political tests lurked inwelfareprovisionas in other arenas under the regime's authority.
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There is discussion of the deeper problem endemic in regulation of the private sector inwelfareprovision(p. 278).
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One of the prominent critical themes of welfare state analysis in the 1980s has been the gendered nature of muchwelfareprovision.
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Leaving these caveats aside, some of the most intriguing findings relate to the question ofwelfareprovision.
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In this period, the colonial state played only a marginal role inwelfareprovision.
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It is an ambitious collection that brings together material and analysis onwelfareprovisionacross twelve countryfocused chapters.
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However, the government plays only a minimal role in childwelfareprovision, leaving the family to bear the main responsibilities of caring for children.
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The state monopoliseswelfareprovisionto orphans and abandoned children found in urban areas, where it emphasises institutional care.
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