Neil Gilbert, PhD, MSW, is Chernin Professor of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley. He served as a Senior Research Fellow at the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, was twice awarded Fulbright Fellowships, and served as a Visiting Scholar at the International Social Security Association, where he was a member of the Advisory Board on Social Security Research. Gilbert is Chair of the Board of Directors of Seneca Family of Agencies. His numerous publications include 14 books and 17 edited volumes.

• Introduction1. The Progressive Spirit Poverty2. The Affluent Society: Poverty Amid Abundance3. No Longer A Massive Affliction: Are you Blind? Inequality4. The Root of All Evil: Poverty to Inequality5. Inequality Amid Abundance: What's the Harm? Social Mobility6. Social Mobility: Going Up and Coming Down7. The Arc and Ladder of Mobility Universalism8. Universalism: Taxing and Spending9. From Cradle to Grave10. The Social Compass of Progressive Conservatism

"What is a progressive? That's the question that must be answered before one can begin to understand this study of income inequality and the welfare state. Included is understanding the difference between 'liberal' and 'progressive.' 'Liberal' is a set of ideals, and a liberal advocates using government spending and taxation to bring about equality, an example being progressive taxation. 'Progressivism' is a problem-solving method, advocating changes in social,political, and economic policies. Not to be omitted is a definition of 'conservative,' a set of ideals advocating reduction in the size and role of government. 'Progressive conservatism,' advocated byGilbert, is the combination of both of these concepts. He proposes replacing all the social transfer programs, which have income-tested benefits, into a single payment with a uniform level of eligibility that narrows the band of income to which it applies." -- CHOICE

Neil Gilbert, PhD, MSW, is Chernin Professor of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley. He served as a Senior Research Fellow at the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, was twice awarded Fulbright Fellowships, and served as a Visiting Scholar at the International Social Security Association, where he was a member of the Advisory Board on Social Security Research. Gilbert is Chair of the Board of Directors of Seneca Family of Agencies. His numerous publications include 14 books and 17 edited volumes.

• Introduction1. The Progressive Spirit Poverty2. The Affluent Society: Poverty Amid Abundance3. No Longer A Massive Affliction: Are you Blind? Inequality4. The Root of All Evil: Poverty to Inequality5. Inequality Amid Abundance: What's the Harm? Social Mobility6. Social Mobility: Going Up and Coming Down7. The Arc and Ladder of Mobility Universalism8. Universalism: Taxing and Spending9. From Cradle to Grave10. The Social Compass of Progressive Conservatism

"What is a progressive? That's the question that must be answered before one can begin to understand this study of income inequality and the welfare state. Included is understanding the difference between 'liberal' and 'progressive.' 'Liberal' is a set of ideals, and a liberal advocates using government spending and taxation to bring about equality, an example being progressive taxation. 'Progressivism' is a problem-solving method, advocating changes in social,political, and economic policies. Not to be omitted is a definition of 'conservative,' a set of ideals advocating reduction in the size and role of government. 'Progressive conservatism,' advocated byGilbert, is the combination of both of these concepts. He proposes replacing all the social transfer programs, which have income-tested benefits, into a single payment with a uniform level of eligibility that narrows the band of income to which it applies." -- CHOICE

Neil Gilbert, PhD, MSW, is Chernin Professor of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley. He served as a Senior Research Fellow at the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, was twice awarded Fulbright Fellowships, and served as a Visiting Scholar at the International Social Security Association, where he was a member of the Advisory Board on Social Security Research. Gilbert is Chair of the Board of Directors of Seneca Family of Agencies. His numerous publications include 14 books and 17 edited volumes.

• Introduction1. The Progressive Spirit Poverty2. The Affluent Society: Poverty Amid Abundance3. No Longer A Massive Affliction: Are you Blind? Inequality4. The Root of All Evil: Poverty to Inequality5. Inequality Amid Abundance: What's the Harm? Social Mobility6. Social Mobility: Going Up and Coming Down7. The Arc and Ladder of Mobility Universalism8. Universalism: Taxing and Spending9. From Cradle to Grave10. The Social Compass of Progressive Conservatism

"What is a progressive? That's the question that must be answered before one can begin to understand this study of income inequality and the welfare state. Included is understanding the difference between 'liberal' and 'progressive.' 'Liberal' is a set of ideals, and a liberal advocates using government spending and taxation to bring about equality, an example being progressive taxation. 'Progressivism' is a problem-solving method, advocating changes in social,political, and economic policies. Not to be omitted is a definition of 'conservative,' a set of ideals advocating reduction in the size and role of government. 'Progressive conservatism,' advocated byGilbert, is the combination of both of these concepts. He proposes replacing all the social transfer programs, which have income-tested benefits, into a single payment with a uniform level of eligibility that narrows the band of income to which it applies." -- CHOICE