What Is the Welfare State For? (First Edition) (What Is It For?)

By: Paul Spicker

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Synopsis: Most states in the world make some provision for the welfare of their citizens. Every state engages with health care provision, almost all provide education services, and, after an explosion of interest in recent years, a substantial majority now have national schemes in place for cash assistance. Welfare states matter for people’s lives – but there is little agreement about what one is. What are these states trying to do, and why? The book discusses the institutions and methods that characterise welfare states around the world. It focuses on the aims, purposes and justifications for social welfare services in order to explain what the welfare state is for.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 162 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781529250763
Related ISBNs:: 9781529250756, 9781529250770
Publisher:: Bristol University Press
Date of Addition:: 06/24/25
Copyrighted By:: Bristol University Press
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Politics and Government, Sociology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.