Not Only the Poor - The Middle Classes and the Welfare State

Informationen zum Autor Robert E Goodin, Julian Le Grand Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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

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• Authors: Robert E Le Grand Goodin
• Assisted by: Robert E Goodin (Editor), Robert E. Goodin (Editor), Julian Le Grand (Editor), Julian Le Grand (Editor), Julian Legrand (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2018
• EAN: 9781138598492
• ISBN: 978-1-138-59849-2
• No. of pages: 266
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Welfare and the State; Routledge Library Editions: Welfare and the State
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories