| The Moral Economy of Welfare States: Britain and Germany Compared Published Edition Contributor(s): Mau, Steffen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415317541 ISBN-13: 9780415317542 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2003 Annotation: "The Moral Economy of Welfare States "investigates why people are willing to support an institutional arrangement that realizes large-scale redistribution of wealth between social groups of society. Steffen Mau introduces the concept of 'the moral economy' to show that acceptance of welfare exchanges rests on moral assumptions and ideas of social justice people adhere to. Analyzing both the institution of welfare and the public attitudes towards such schemes, the book demonstrates that people are neither selfish nor altruistic; rather they tend to reason reciprocally. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economics - Theory - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy - Political Science | Political Economy |
| Dewey: 330.126 |
| LCCN: 2003003812 |
| Lexile Measure: 1490 |
| Series: Routledge/Eui Studies in the Political Economy of Welfare |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 6.42" W x 9.22" (1.11 lbs) 252 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book investigates why people are willing to support an institutional arrangement that realises large-scale redistribution of wealth between social groups of society. Steffen Mau introduces the concept of 'the moral economy' to show that acceptance of welfare exchanges rests on moral assumptions and ideas of social justice people adhere to. Analysing both the institution of welfare and the public attitudes towards such schemes, the book demonstrates that people are neither selfish nor altruistic; rather they tend to reason reciprocally. |