Not Only the Poor: The Middle Classes and the Welfare State (Routledge Library Editions: Welfare and the State) - Softcover

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9781138598638: Not Only the Poor: The Middle Classes and the Welfare State (Routledge Library Editions: Welfare and the State)
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ISBN 10: 1138598631 ISBN 13: 9781138598638
Publisher: Routledge, 2020

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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About the Author

Robert E Goodin, Julian Le Grand

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2020
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1138598631
ISBN 13 
9781138598638
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
266
Editor
Goodin Robert E, Le Grand Julian

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