Not Only the Poor

The Middle Classes and the Welfare State
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-138-59849-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 266 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

Reihe: Routledge Library Editions: Welfare and the State

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Goodin, Robert E

Le Grand, Julian

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

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

Über Autor(innen)

Robert E Goodin, Julian Le Grand