| The Moral Economy of Welfare States: Britain and Germany Compared Contributor(s): Mau, Steffen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415758599 ISBN-13: 9780415758598 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $54.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economics - Theory - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy - Political Science | Political Economy |
| Dewey: 330.126 |
| Lexile Measure: 1490 |
| Series: Routledge/Eui Studies in the Political Economy of the Welfar |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.79 lbs) 238 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. |