John Hills

Good times, bad times

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This ground-breaking book uses extensive research and survey evidence to challenge the myth that the population divides into those who benefit from the welfare state and those who pay into it. It shows that all of us rely on the welfare state throughout our lifetimes, not just a small â¿¿welfare-dependent' minority.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Policy Press
• Seitenzahl: 354
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. November 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 446g
• ISBN-13: 9781447320036
• ISBN-10: 1447320034
• Artikelnr.: 41217018

Autorenporträt

JOHN HILLS is Vice Chair of the Association for Family Therapy and British correspondent of the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction: Them and us
Are the poor too expensive? Redistribution and the welfare state
The long view: Social policies and the life cycle
It's complicated: High frequency living
Good years, bad years: Reacting to change
The long wave: Wealth and retirement
The longest wave: From generation to generation
A moving backdrop: Economic crisis, cuts, growth and ageing
Conclusion: Britain's misunderstood welfare state.