The European Welfare Model. Is Romania a Welfare State?!

Abstract

The paper presents the various interpretations of the social model and welfare regime concepts. In order to observe Romania’s position within the European welfare regimes, the paper presents a short analysis of the main characteristics of the welfare regimes identified in Europe – i.e. the corporatist welfare regime, the liberal welfare regime, and the social democratic/Scandinavian welfare system. We analyze the dynamics of several indicators relevant to establishing the performance of the Romanian welfare regime. Using the results of this study, the current research might offer a new approach to proving that Romania’s case is a particular one among the CEE countries and its sustainability could become a model for other countries.