Age in the Welfare State: The Origins of Social Spending on Pensioners, Workers, and Children
(Part of the Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics Series)
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This book asks why some countries devote the lion's share of their social policy resources to the elderly, while others have a more balanced repertoire of social spending. Far from being the outcome of demands for welfare spending by powerful age-based groups in society, the 'age' of welfare is an unintended consequence of the way that social programs are set up. The way that politicians use welfare state spending to compete for votes, along either...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:052161516X
ISBN13:9780521615167
Release Date:June 2006
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:246 Pages
Weight:0.77 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"
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