Description
After the most serious economic crash since the 1930s and the slowest recovery on record, austerity rules. Spending on the welfare state did not cause the crisis, but deep cuts in welfare budgets has become the default policy response. The welfare state is seen as a burden on wealth creation which can no longer be afforded in an ever more competitive global economy. There are calls for it to be dismantled altogether.
In this incisive book, leading political economist Andrew Gamble explains why western societies still need generous inclusive welfare states for all their citizens, and are rich enough to provide them. Welfare states can survive, he argues, but only if there is the political will to reform them and to fund them.
About the Author
Andrew Gamble is Emeritus Professor of Politics at Queens College, Cambridge
Reviews
This is an incredibly useful book, on a subject that could not be more important.
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Book Information
ISBN 9780745698748
Author Andrew Gamble
Format Paperback
Page Count 152
Imprint Polity Press
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 154g
Dimensions(mm) 191mm * 125mm * 13mm
