Not Only the Poor : The Middle Classes and the Welfare State

Goodin, Robert E., LeGrand, Julian

ISBN 10: 0043360955 / ISBN 13: 9780043360958

Published by Allen & Unwin, 1987

About this Item

Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Not Only the Poor : The Middle Classes and the Welfare State
• Publisher: Allen & Unwin
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0043360955
• ISBN 13: 9780043360958
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 0.88 pounds

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Synopsis

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.