Middle Class And Welfare State

Author : Marlon Barbehön,Marilena Geugjes,Michael Haus
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000059700

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Middle Class and Welfare State by Marlon Barbehön,Marilena Geugjes,Michael Haus Pdf

This book examines the relationship between the middle class and the welfare state. Taking an interpretive approach which understands the middle class as a socially constructed category, it combines discourse analysis, welfare state theory, and interpretive policy analysis in an innovative way to investigate how the middle class becomes a meaningful object of public debates and policymaking. Comparing Germany, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, the book reconstructs the prevalent images and meanings of the middle class from each country’s public debates and tracks how the middle classes with their various meanings and characteristics are entangled with the identification of societal problems, the articulation of political demands, and the construction of welfare policies. Ultimately, it shows how the formation and consolidation of different welfare regimes can be interpreted as specific ways of solving the puzzle of how to incorporate the middle class in the construction of a welfare state consensus. This book will be of key interest to scholars and students of comparative welfare state research, policy analysis, political sociology, political theory, and European and comparative politics.

Author : Robert E Goodin,Julian Le Grand
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429942358

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Not Only the Poor by Robert E Goodin,Julian Le Grand Pdf

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.

Author : John McKay
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:878957517

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The Welfare State: No Mercy for the Middle Class by John McKay Pdf

Author : Remo Siza
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2022-09-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781447360018

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The Welfare of the Middle Class by Remo Siza Pdf

In many European countries, processes of individualisation have contributed to transforming the middle class into a multitude of people, a sort of ‘middle mass’ with an unstable social identity and radical activism. The different ‘worlds’ of European welfare states seem progressively less able to manage this new kind of middle-class activism. This book is an essential contribution to ongoing public and academic debates on the unpredictability of middle-class attitudes and on their changing relations with the welfare state. Identifying key trends in the literature, it considers the impact of recent welfare reforms on the needs and preferences of the middle class.

Author : Fred C. Pampel,John B. Williamson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0521437911

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Age, Class, Politics, and the Welfare State by Fred C. Pampel,John B. Williamson Pdf

Detailed analysis of data from the UN, ILO, and the World Bank leads to the conclusion that a large aged population, especially in combination with democratic political processes, has a direct and crucial influence on the level of welfare expenditures.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264150348

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Under Pressure: The Squeezed Middle Class by OECD Pdf

Middle-class households feel left behind and have questioned the benefits of economic globalisation.

Author : Ronald M. Glassman
Publisher : Springer
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2000-07-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780333985427

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Caring Capitalism by Ronald M. Glassman Pdf

Everywhere one travels in the world, people are excited about the new high technology production system. But the global villagers are also perplexed about the new social service needs that seem to accompany the high-tech economy: child care needs for working couples, elder care facilities for infirm senior citizens, burgeoning health care costs accompanying high-tech medicine, nursery school and college tuition costs, and more. There has been a global response to these social service needs, and this book will present and analyse that response. For, a new phenomenon may be emerging, as contradictory as it may appear, a kind of 'caring capitalism' may arise, worldwide. This book explores the various attempts around the globe to create a system of 'caring capitalism' and why nations have been pressured by the 'new middle class' to do so.

Author : Robert E. Goodin,Julian Le Grand
Publisher : London ; Boston : Allen & Unwin
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0043360947

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Not Only the Poor by Robert E. Goodin,Julian Le Grand Pdf

Author : Joseph Bensman,Arthur J. Vidich
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105038176603

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American Society by Joseph Bensman,Arthur J. Vidich Pdf

Author : Suzanne Mettler
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-08-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780226521664

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The Submerged State by Suzanne Mettler Pdf

“Keep your government hands off my Medicare!” Such comments spotlight a central question animating Suzanne Mettler’s provocative and timely book: why are many Americans unaware of government social benefits and so hostile to them in principle, even though they receive them? The Obama administration has been roundly criticized for its inability to convey how much it has accomplished for ordinary citizens. Mettler argues that this difficulty is not merely a failure of communication; rather it is endemic to the formidable presence of the “submerged state.” In recent decades, federal policymakers have increasingly shunned the outright disbursing of benefits to individuals and families and favored instead less visible and more indirect incentives and subsidies, from tax breaks to payments for services to private companies. These submerged policies, Mettler shows, obscure the role of government and exaggerate that of the market. As a result, citizens are unaware not only of the benefits they receive, but of the massive advantages given to powerful interests, such as insurance companies and the financial industry. Neither do they realize that the policies of the submerged state shower their largest benefits on the most affluent Americans, exacerbating inequality. Mettler analyzes three Obama reforms—student aid, tax relief, and health care—to reveal the submerged state and its consequences, demonstrating how structurally difficult it is to enact policy reforms and even to obtain public recognition for achieving them. She concludes with recommendations for reform to help make hidden policies more visible and governance more comprehensible to all Americans. The sad truth is that many American citizens do not know how major social programs work—or even whether they benefit from them. Suzanne Mettler’s important new book will bring government policies back to the surface and encourage citizens to reclaim their voice in the political process.

Author : Pranab Chatterjee
Publisher : N A S W Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015043097099

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Repackaging the Welfare State by Pranab Chatterjee Pdf

Although the welfare state is unquestionably one of the noblest accomplishments of the 20th century, certain steps must be taken for its continued survival, including market participation and population planning. This path-breaking analysis of the welfare state examines the fundamental conflict existing in every modern industrial state between efforts to optimise efficiency and equality. Earlier studies of the welfare state relying on various single social science perspectives, led to disciplinary tunnel vision. This study corrects this myopia by offering an interdisciplinary approach to conceptualising a welfare state that balances a civil society, which provides caregiving to the vulnerable, with wealth-building activities.

Author : Sotiris Rizas
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781527523722

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The End of Middle Class Politics? by Sotiris Rizas Pdf

The response of the middle classes to the financial crisis of 2008 is a central theme in the political systems of most developed, Western countries. This book approaches middle class politics from a historical perspective, looking at its progression since the early 1900s. The middle classes contributed significantly and in various ways to the evolution of mass politics in the West, with middle class intellectuals oriented to social and political reform, such as Leonard Hobhouse, Herbert Croly and Leon Bourgeois, influencing the setup of politics and the building of institutions in the early 20th century, and with lower-middle class disaffection fuelling protest politics in the 1890s and 1900s. The rise of Fascism in the interwar period owed much to the perception of liquidation permeating the middle classes in the 1920s and the 1930s as a result of post-World War I hardship and the Crash of 1929-31. Conversely, mass affluence during the “trente glorieuses” was the result of the post-World War II growth strategies adopted by conservatives and social democrats alike. The rise of Thatcherism led to the emergence of a more consumerist and market-oriented middle class that enjoyed a high living standard, but was subjected simultaneously to the turbulences of globalization and the fluctuations of the markets. Political realignments that are currently taking shape after the Crash of 2008 are related to the loss of status and purchasing power of the vast middle class formed during the postwar years. It is also of historical significance to compare various middle class responses in the 2010s to those to the Crash of the 1920s and 1930s. Although authoritarianism and Fascism were the ultimate outcomes of interwar politics, there were, and still are, viable democratic and socially inclusive alternatives.

Author : Stefan Svallfors,Peter Taylor-Gooby
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134621217

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The End of the Welfare State? by Stefan Svallfors,Peter Taylor-Gooby Pdf

Throughout the world, politicians from all the main parties are cutting back on state welfare provision, encouraging people to use the private sector instead and developing increasingly stringent techniques for the surveillance of the poor. Almost all experts agree that we are likely to see further constraints on state welfare in the 21st Century. Gathering together the findings from up-to-date attitude surveys in Europe East and West, the US and Australasia, this revealing book shows that, contrary to the claims of many experts and policy-makers, the welfare state is still highly popular with the citizens of most countries. This evidence will add to controversy in an area of fundamental importance to public policy and to current social science debate.

Author : Ronald Glassman
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2000-10-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1349416207

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Caring Capitalism by Ronald Glassman Pdf

Everywhere one travels in the world, people are excited about the new high technology production system. But the global villagers are also perplexed about the new social service needs that seem to accompany the high-tech economy: child care needs for working couples, elder care facilities for infirm senior citizens, burgeoning health care costs accompanying high-tech medicine, nursery school and college tuition costs, and more. There has been a global response to these social service needs, and this book will present and analyse that response. For, a new phenomenon may be emerging, as contradictory as it may appear, a kind of 'caring capitalism' may arise, worldwide. This book explores the various attempts around the globe to create a system of 'caring capitalism' and why nations have been pressured by the 'new middle class' to do so.

Author : Hills, John
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-02-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781447336495

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Good Times, Bad Times by Hills, John Pdf

Two-thirds of UK government spending now goes on the welfare state and where the money is spent – healthcare, education, pensions, benefits – is the centre of political and public debate. Much of that debate is dominated by the myth that the population divides into those who benefit from the welfare state and those who pay into it – 'skivers' and 'strivers', 'them' and 'us'. This ground-breaking book, written by one of the UK’s leading social policy experts, uses extensive research and survey evidence to challenge that view. It shows that our complex and ever-changing lives mean that all of us rely on the welfare state throughout our lifetimes, not just a small ‘welfare-dependent’ minority. Using everyday life stories and engaging graphics, Hills clearly demonstrates how the facts are far removed from the myths. This revised edition contains fully updated data, discusses key policy changes and a new preface reflecting on the changed context after the 2015 election and Brexit vote.