Good times, bad times : the welfare myth of them and us /

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Two-thirds of UK government spending now goes on the welfare state and where the money is spent - healthcare, education, pensions, benefits - is the centre of political and public debate. Much of that debate is dominated by the myth that the population divides into those who benefit from the welfare...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hills, John, 1954- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol ; Chicago, IL : Policy Press, 2017.
Edición:Revised edition.
Temas:
Welfare state > Great Britain.
État providence > Grande-Bretagne.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Services.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Policy.
Welfare state.
Political economy.
Poverty & unemployment.
Public administration.
Social mobility.
Social research & statistics.
Social services & welfare, criminology.
Social welfare & social services.
United Kingdom, Great Britain.
Welfare & benefit systems.
Welfare economics.
Society.
Great Britain.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : 'Them and us'
  • Are the poor too expensive? redistribution and the welfare state
  • The long view : social policies and the life cycle
  • It's complicated : high frequency living
  • Good years, bad years : reacting to change
  • The long wave : wealth and retirement
  • The longest wave : from generation to generation
  • A moving backdrop : economic crisis, cuts, growth and ageing
  • Conclusion : Britain's misunderstood welfare state.

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