There are some countries called ‘welfare state’ which means people living in those countries have to pay high taxes, on the contrary, the government is responsible for the economic and social welfare for them. People who live in these countries received more or less some benefits from the government. This essay examined welfare state’s top three advantages which are medical care, education, and child care.
First of all, medical care in the welfare state is exceptional, especially Denmark and Japan. First, in Denmark, there are two types of sections about medical care. One is called Primary health care, the other is Hospital sector. Primary health care is usually the first point when people get general health problems. All nations could …show more content…
In Denmark, from kindergarten to university is free of charge. Danish compulsory education is from six years old to fifteen years old and also its cost is free. Likewise, about 80 percent of all students enter higher education (Marope, Wells & Hazelkorn, 2013). Therefore, The OECD’s PISA 2015 examined that Denmark is one of the countries which attain high levels of accomplishment and fairness in education results. Furthermore, Danish are regarded as adults from 18 years old, so after 18 years old, a protector turns from a parent into the country. Almost all the university students are afforded about 710 dollars per month from the country. In the same way, Finland has a nine-year compulsory education system which is also free of charge. The Finnish education policy is to offer all citizens equal opportunities to receive an education (Hosaka, 2013). A peculiarity of Finnish education is able to remain same class for another year after the compulsory education. If students could not decide to which course they want to go, they could gain one more year to think about their future. A Finnish class is a small group in 20 to 30 students during elementary school and junior high school, so a teacher could find out students’ weak points. That is why Finnish students have equal knowledge. Therefore, education structures of the welfare state and children’s intelligence …show more content…
According to Save the Children’s 16th annual Mother’s Index, Norway and Finland attain quite high scores for mothers’ and children’s health, educational, economic, and political status in 179 countries (2015). First, in Norway, under 18 years old children are provided about 115 dollars per month as child-care allowance (Nishimura, 2009). Norway has a paternity leave system which is Norwich man help housework, for instance, feeding their baby, doing laundry and reading books for their children. A pregnant could receive 57 or 47 weeks as childcare leave. However, a father has to accept at least 12 weeks in 57 or 47 weeks childcare leave. Therefore, Norwich women could return their work easily and raise their children comfortable. Second, Finland has a perfectly unique system called neuvola. Neuvola is the support service which is for families to talk about parents’ anxieties, economics, and so many things related to raising children until 6 years old from getting pregnant. Parents have an interview with the same public health nurse who did special training, for instance, mental care, pregnancy, and birth (Lindsay, 2007). Moreover, Finnish government gives Finnish baby box to each baby. The Finnish baby box includes baby clothes, a bedding set, and sanitary goods for babies and parents. Finland also supplies money for each child per month. Thus, child care in welfare state is positive.
In conclusion, the welfare
First of all, medical care in the welfare state is exceptional, especially Denmark and Japan. First, in Denmark, there are two types of sections about medical care. One is called Primary health care, the other is Hospital sector. Primary health care is usually the first point when people get general health problems. All nations could …show more content…
In Denmark, from kindergarten to university is free of charge. Danish compulsory education is from six years old to fifteen years old and also its cost is free. Likewise, about 80 percent of all students enter higher education (Marope, Wells & Hazelkorn, 2013). Therefore, The OECD’s PISA 2015 examined that Denmark is one of the countries which attain high levels of accomplishment and fairness in education results. Furthermore, Danish are regarded as adults from 18 years old, so after 18 years old, a protector turns from a parent into the country. Almost all the university students are afforded about 710 dollars per month from the country. In the same way, Finland has a nine-year compulsory education system which is also free of charge. The Finnish education policy is to offer all citizens equal opportunities to receive an education (Hosaka, 2013). A peculiarity of Finnish education is able to remain same class for another year after the compulsory education. If students could not decide to which course they want to go, they could gain one more year to think about their future. A Finnish class is a small group in 20 to 30 students during elementary school and junior high school, so a teacher could find out students’ weak points. That is why Finnish students have equal knowledge. Therefore, education structures of the welfare state and children’s intelligence …show more content…
According to Save the Children’s 16th annual Mother’s Index, Norway and Finland attain quite high scores for mothers’ and children’s health, educational, economic, and political status in 179 countries (2015). First, in Norway, under 18 years old children are provided about 115 dollars per month as child-care allowance (Nishimura, 2009). Norway has a paternity leave system which is Norwich man help housework, for instance, feeding their baby, doing laundry and reading books for their children. A pregnant could receive 57 or 47 weeks as childcare leave. However, a father has to accept at least 12 weeks in 57 or 47 weeks childcare leave. Therefore, Norwich women could return their work easily and raise their children comfortable. Second, Finland has a perfectly unique system called neuvola. Neuvola is the support service which is for families to talk about parents’ anxieties, economics, and so many things related to raising children until 6 years old from getting pregnant. Parents have an interview with the same public health nurse who did special training, for instance, mental care, pregnancy, and birth (Lindsay, 2007). Moreover, Finnish government gives Finnish baby box to each baby. The Finnish baby box includes baby clothes, a bedding set, and sanitary goods for babies and parents. Finland also supplies money for each child per month. Thus, child care in welfare state is positive.
In conclusion, the welfare