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Paying for the Welfare State in the 21st Century: Tax and Spending in Post-Industrial Societies
Sally Ruane
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Paperback. Amid urgent debates around the function of welfare in the post-industrial 21st Century, and how we pay for it, David Byrne and Sally Ruane deploy the concepts and analytical tools of Marxist political economy to better understand recent developments, and the possibilities they present for social change. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: JKS; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Amid urgent debates around the function of welfare in the post-industrial 21st Century, and how we pay for it, David Byrne and Sally Ruane deploy the concepts and analytical tools of Marxist political economy to better understand recent developments, and the possibilities they present for social change.
Amid urgent debates around the function of welfare in the post-industrial 21st Century, and how we pay for it, David Byrne and Sally Ruane deploy the concepts and analytical tools of Marxist political economy to better understand recent developments, and the possibilities they present for social change.
Product Details
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447336532
SKU
V9781447336532
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99-19
About Sally Ruane
David Byrne is Emeritus Professor of Applied Social Sciences at Durham University. His work explores the consequences of the post-industrial transition and the implications of the complexity frame of reference for understanding the social world. Sally Ruane works in the School of Applied Social Sciences at De Montfort University, Leicester, and is Deputy Director of the Health ... Read more
Reviews for Paying for the Welfare State in the 21st Century: Tax and Spending in Post-Industrial Societies
Fiscal crisis, class... and taxation. This very welcome book provides a clear analysis of the class-based nature of tax systems in post-industrial capitalism. Nick Ellison, University of York This is a timely revisit to O'Connor's seminal analysis of the welfare state in a capitalist system. David Byrne and Sally Ruane make an important argument that there is a ... Read more