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Local social spending and political dissatisfaction of the economically deprived
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Second, by focusing on local variations in social policies, which can result from decentralized competencies to municipalities ( Van Gerven, 2020), we analyze differences within a single welfare state, consequently keeping the general characteristics of the system constant. Specifically, municipalities are tasked to provide support to citizens in economic hardship by assessing their individual needs and potential (in)formal solutions in so-called kitchen table talks ( Van Gerven, 2020). Studies show that generous welfare state programs lead to higher levels of satisfaction with the government ( Algan et al., 2017; Marx and Nguyen, 2016) by creating a sense of security and care for citizens ( Sirovátka et al., 2019; Vlandas and Halikiopoulou, 2022).
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