Not Only the Poor

The Middle Classes and the Welfare State

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

Av Robert E Goodin, Julian Le Grand, Robert E. Goodin

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Originally published in 1987 Not Only the Poor explores the self-interested involvement of the non-poor in the welfare state, particularly the middle class. Using evidence from Britain, America, and Australia, they show that the non-poor were crucial in the founding of the welfare state, and in all three countries the non-poor benefit extensively from key welfare programmes, including those ostensibly targeted on the poor. Goodin and Le Grand conclude that the beneficial involvement of the non-poor in the welfare state is probably inevitable, but this may be no bad thing, depending on the alternative and on the nature of the egalitarian ideal adopted.

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Utgivningsdatum2020-08-15
Mått138 x 216 x 21 mm
Vikt453 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieRoutledge Library Editions: Welfare and the State
Antal sidor266
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781138598638

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List of Tables and Figures Preface Part I: Background 1. Introduction 2. Measuring the Distributional Impact of the Welfare State: Methodological Issues Part II: The Origins of the Welfare State 3. Risk Sharing and Social Justice: The Motivational Foundations of the Post-War Welfare State Part III: The Operation of the Welfare State 4. US Anti-Poverty Policy and the Non-Poor: Some Estimates and their Implications 5. The Middle-Class Use of the British Social Services 6. Creeping Universalism in the Australian Welfare State 7. Distributional Biases in Social Service Delivery Systems Part IV: The Challenge to the Welfare State 8. The Middle Classes and the Defence of the British Welfare State 9. The Expansion and Contraction of the American Welfare State Part V: Conclusion 10. Not Only the Poor About the Author References Index