Welfare, or commonly social welfare, is a type of government support intended to ensure that members of a society can meet basic human needs such as food...

A welfare state is a form of government in which the state (or a well-established network of social institutions) protects and promotes the economic and...

Welfare economics is a field of economics that applies microeconomic techniques to evaluate the overall well-being (welfare) of a society. This evaluation...

Animal welfare is the well-being of non-human animals. Formal standards of animal welfare vary between contexts, but are debated mostly by animal welfare groups...

Welfare capitalism is capitalism that includes social welfare policies[better source needed] and/or the practice of businesses providing welfare services...

There are two fundamental theorems of welfare economics. The first states that in economic equilibrium, a set of complete markets, with complete information...

Henry Welfare (20 August 1888 – 1 September 1966) was an English footballer and teacher who lived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He arrived at Rio de Janeiro...

A "welfare queen" is a derogatory term used in the United States to describe individuals who are perceived to misuse or abuse the welfare system, often...

Corporate welfare is a phrase used to describe a government's bestowal of money grants, tax breaks, or other special favorable treatment for corporations...

Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden). This includes a comprehensive welfare state and multi-level collective bargaining based on the economic foundations...