Switzerland in the West and Estonia in the East have many better social indicators than many of their neighbours who declare more pro-social policies. Both countries are not the cases of universal-redistributive model, they also have only several parts of conservative-corporative welfare model and too many parts of liberal model. How it can be that Switzerland and Estonia are the excellent competitors not only economically, but socially as well?
I am not specialist, but let me illustrate it with our problem:
1. number of birth in Poland decerases despite relatively increasing level of living (but increasing unemployment, and decreasing free access to high-level social care and health care too) - Polish women do not have children in Poland,
2. the same Polish women in Great Britain have more than 2 child each, constituting important increase of British citizens. Why?
Reasonable response is: subjective safety and hope for better lifegives them motivation. If you think your country is rich, can help you and provide enough living conditions and social care (if necessary, you see the better perspectives and want to develope. Otherwise you think about survivig only, and your development must wait for better times (or country).
It seems in rich countries and societies, where level of life is not directly related to the governmental social care, health care, etc., such mechanisms of safety, hope, and motivation for the future work better, and their risk is lower. Chances for success are bigger. If country have more happy citizents - it develops better.
I am not specialist, but let me illustrate it with our problem:
1. number of birth in Poland decerases despite relatively increasing level of living (but increasing unemployment, and decreasing free access to high-level social care and health care too) - Polish women do not have children in Poland,
2. the same Polish women in Great Britain have more than 2 child each, constituting important increase of British citizens. Why?
Reasonable response is: subjective safety and hope for better lifegives them motivation. If you think your country is rich, can help you and provide enough living conditions and social care (if necessary, you see the better perspectives and want to develope. Otherwise you think about survivig only, and your development must wait for better times (or country).
It seems in rich countries and societies, where level of life is not directly related to the governmental social care, health care, etc., such mechanisms of safety, hope, and motivation for the future work better, and their risk is lower. Chances for success are bigger. If country have more happy citizents - it develops better.
It is just an opinion, but I think it would be related, at least in Switzerland, with a deep sentiment of defense of communities rights beyond political options or alrernatives
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