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States and Welfare States: Government for the People

By Paul Spicker

Book information

Publisher
Policy Press
Year
2022
ISBN
9781447367383
DOI
10.56687/9781447367383
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3298019 bytes)
Pages
164\166
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-21 10:25:36

Description

Most governments in the world – including many that are autocratic or authoritarian – have taken responsibility for social policy and elected to develop services in health, education and social security. This book explores the role of government and the state in the contemporary world and, considering a range of theories and evidence, discusses views about government responsibility for social welfare services. Applying political theory to social policy, this book seeks to address a set of key questions: what responsibilities do governments have towards their populations? What ought they do and what not? How can they do things better?

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