Secondary liability
As ownership (also self-responsibility ) is the capability, ability, willingness and obligation to take responsibility for their own actions, speeches, and omission. This means that you can vouch for one's actions and pay the consequences for it, as in the phrase " in their own hands his fate " is expressed.
The consequences include, for example, that investors will have to pay for their investment decisions themselves liable ( " liability " principle ), ie for any losses. On this principle of liability - " Who is the beneficiary, must also bear the damage " - exhibited alongside other Walter Eucken out.
The principle of ownership is based on the liberal ideal of a mature, self-directed human being as he was described as " active citizens ", for example, by John Stuart Mill. From this principle no refusal to take responsibility for others follows (→ Solidarity). However, social policy is to refer the principle of subsidiarity mainly to help themselves and not prevent incentives for independent as possible actions of all individuals.
In the debate about the limits of the welfare state, the term was self-responsibility in the 20th century for political slogan. Ludwig Erhard looked about at his own responsibility that the social market economy underlying mental attitude. The individual economic agents to carry or be liable for their actions and take full responsibility. Therefore parts of the Ordoliberalismus criticized the limited liability company. Against the backdrop of the financial crisis starting in 2007 it came to government bailouts of systemically important banks, which contradicts the principle of personal responsibility. In Germany, for example, to contribute to the Restructuring Act that banks deal with their imbalances own responsibility.
Approach of Pierre Bourdieu According to a human would be but urged by an individualization within the meaning of so-called self-responsibility to the margins of society.
In the United States, the Republicans are for the smaller state and the personal responsibility of the individual. Republican social policy aimed ostensibly at increasing national competencies and to enhance ownership. The trend does this philosophy a return to private welfare of 19th century. The religious organizations are also brought into play and there is a reconciliation of the market liberals and social conservatives within his own ranks. The guidance is based on an assessment of whether the needy they really deserve. The U.S. Republicans emphasize the self-discipline is a crucial feature to generate self-responsibility. Discipline is in the understanding of the German CDU only a consequence of power, or a vehicle in order to provide even more performance can.
Each highly developed health system is in a reaction somewhere between solidarity and individual responsibility. Only the poorest, and from 65 - year-olds are protected in the United States government for part of the health services. The rest of the population must be private insurance on their own responsibility. The discourse on health policy has always been a debate about the role of government in the United States. The Republicans rely on market-based solutions, while the Democrats called for an insurance coverage for all Americans.