| Not Only the Poor: The Middle Classes and the Welfare State Contributor(s): Goodin, Robert E. (Editor), Le Grand, Julian (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138598496 ISBN-13: 9781138598492 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $133.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 361.65 |
| Series: Routledge Library Editions: Welfare and the State |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.00 lbs) 266 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |