Not Only the Poor

Not Only the Poor The Middle Classes and the Welfare State - Routledge Library Editions. Welfare and the State

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Publisher's Synopsis

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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Book information

ISBN: 9781138598492
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Imprint: Routledge
Pub date:
DEWEY: 361.65
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 262
Weight: 421g
Height: 216mm
Width: 138mm
Spine width: 16mm