U7A1-12 & S1-Global Issue - Theoretical Framework (Phase 2) ---see details
Introduction
When the 21st century hit the country, the ideology of social welfare grew and led to the development of the social welfare state. The federal contribution of the security net programs for the middle class and the poor took the country back to the social protection philosophy. This paper examines the events of the public policy establishment in social welfare and the diverse society through the lens of various scholars.
Background
Is Welfare State Appropriate? Can It Add Value to a Diverse Society?
Many times, the social welfare politics makes an agenda which counterbalance the stated goals of the policy. The hidden and unintentional messages in these politic procedures always strengthen the wisdom of the conformist and the empirically unapproved conventions about the behavior of the people of color and the poor people, thereby creating a stereotype about the people who are in need of support from the government (Barth, 2016). The theories and evaluations made by various scholars explain why the social, structural and economic disparities lead to the overrepresentation of women, racial differences and social class and their leverage in the social welfare debate.
The Role of Trust in Public Values and Public Perception of the Welfare State
Evidence from a study done by Alesina et al (2016), indicates that the public investment in the provision of skills prevalent in the coaching of welfare states result in greater accumulation of social trust. On the contrary, passive social transfers lead to a lower social trust. This is evident particularly in the high investment in public values which leads to the improvement of the social welfare state between the low-skilled workers and the employers as well as other occupational teams (Alesina et al. 2016). A standard configuration can ameliorate the negative values with the great policies of the active labor markets.
The Role of the Middle Class in Creating Public Value in Society
The middle-class help in the promotion of a better governance thereby growing the economy of the nation. Inequality always destroys the democracy of a country by providing an enormous voice of a few people who can afford the contributions to the campaigns and the high-priced supplicants. The middle-class people create a public value in the society by promoting efficient and straightforward delivery of the governmental services (Wacziarg 2003). This is evident through the forward-looking investments of the public, particularly in infrastructure and education that benefits the interests of the society rather than the benefit of individuals. Such effective governance endorses economic growth.
The government tends to function poorly when the middle class is weak because the rich people use their lopsided influence and power to get special favors thereby wasting the money and resources of the taxpayers on bank bailouts, small tax breaks, misuse of public funds and individual copyright terms (Wu, 2015). As such, the middle class has a significant role in creating the public values and promotion of social welfare in the society. Finally, the middle class has a robust interest in endorsing foresighted policies and directing the government on how well it should work because their way of life closely depends on the quality of the government rather than the wealthy people. In simple terms, the middle class firmly rely on the public services compared to the rich. Therefore, it is the role of the middle class to ensure that there are public values within the society and in the government.
The Role of Trust in Public Values and Public Perception of the Middle Class
The middle class tend to be more satisfied with their lives as the economy of the country develops. On the contrary, the middle class will not be satisfied with their lives if the economy of the country is not growing. Rising talents lead to the accumulation of social trust (Barth, 2016). This is because the civil servants can equitably manage the public services. This leads to the increase in state values which promotes social trust within the middle-class people.
References
Alesina Alberto, Devleeschauwer Arnaud, Easterly William, Kurlat Sergio, Sheil, A., & Rivera, J. L. (2016). Reaching Back Strategy: Using Mirroring, Trust, and Cultural Alignment in a Service-learning Course to Impact Hispanic Parents’ Perception of College—A Case Study. Journal of Latinos and Education, 15(2), 140-149.
Barth, J. (2016). Trust in Government: An Investigation. 2016 NCUR.
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Wacziarg Romain. (2003). Fractionalization. Journal of Economic Growth, 8, 155-194. Google Scholar CrossRef
Wu, Y., Sun, I. Y., & Hu, R. (2015). Public trust in the Chinese police: The impact of ethnicity, class, and Hukou. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 49(2), 179-197.
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