Socio-political Memorandum for the President of Germany, Joachim Gauck
icht [Federal Social Court], the German Head of State, Joachim Gauck, was presented with a memorandum bearing the title “Principles of the Welfare State and Resulting Challenges”. Researchers at the University [...] German welfare state – it’s realm of authority, so to speak.” He goes on to say: “The President is well aware of the need for such a debate – after all, roughly half of the entire state budget and one [...] than 300 pages of the memorandum are devoted to the current and future challenges facing the welfare state. The topics dealt with range from the pluralization of family constructs, through altered labor markets