1st Edition
The Political Economy of the Welfare State
234 Pages
by
Routledge
234 Pages
by
Routledge
234 Pages
by
Routledge
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In the early 1980s, the welfare state, for too long regarded as a notable contribution to the establishment of a humane social order, had over the previous decade come under increasing attack. Some of its critics, especially in the UK and the USA, maintained that it had failed to deal satisfactorily with the problem of poverty. Others held that it was over-elaborate, created a psychology of... Read more
Foreword. 1. The Welfare State: Its Meaning and its Development 2. Welfare Economics, Political Economy and the Welfare State 3. The Cash Transfers: An Account of the Schemes 4. Poverty and Selectivity 5. Cash Benefits in a Changing Economy 6. The Welfare State and the Health Services 7. The Personal Social Services 8. Assessment and Recommendations. Bibliography. General Index. Name Index.
Biography
Thomas Wilson and Dorothy J. Wilson
