Research Catalog

Title

Paying for the welfare state in the 21st century : tax and spending in post-industrial societies / David Byrne, Sally Ruane.

Author

Byrne, D. S. (David S.), 1947-

Publication

• Bristol : Policy Press, 2017.
• ©2017

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Details

Additional Authors

Ruane, Sally

Description

x, 155 pages : illustrations; 20 cm

Summary

As governments around the world embrace austerity, one of the key arguments they use is that the welfare state is unaffordable. Paying for the Welfare State in the 21st Century shows that argument to be specious, relating current debates about taxation and welfare to a deeper understanding, informed by political economy, of the relationship between taxation and spending on social services. Only by understanding the critical functions of welfare in post-industrial society can we legitimately consider what levels of taxation and support are reasonable. --

Series Statement

Policy Press shorts. Insights

Uniform Title

Policy Press shorts. Insights.

Subjects

• Welfare state > Finance
• Public welfare administration
• Welfare state > History > 21st century
• Finance, Public

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-141) and index.

Call Number

JFD 17-5722

ISBN

• 9781447336532
• 1447336534

OCLC

979568295

Author

Byrne, D. S. (David S.), 1947- author.

Title

Paying for the welfare state in the 21st century : tax and spending in post-industrial societies / David Byrne, Sally Ruane.

Publisher

Bristol : Policy Press, 2017.

Copyright Date

©2017

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Policy Press shorts. Insights

Policy Press shorts. Insights.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-141) and index.

Added Author

Ruane, Sally, author.

Research Call Number

JFD 17-5722