The Enabling State: Modern Welfare Capitalism in America

The Enabling State: Modern Welfare Capitalism in America
ISBN-10
0195363183
ISBN-13
9780195363180
Category
Political Science
Pages
240
Language
English
Published
1989-10-19
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Authors
Neil Gilbert, Barbara Gilbert

Description

Over the last two decades new arrangements have emerged for the finance and delivery of social welfare in the United States and other industrial democracies. Moving beyond the conventional paradigm of the welfare state, these arrangements form an alternative model. This study details a fresh vision of social welfare transfers--how they are delivered, and whom they benefit. The authors explore the use of private enterprise and market-oriented approaches to the delivery of social provisions, and examine how welfare benefits are derived from the full range of modern social transfers including tax expenditures, credit subsidies, and those induced by regulatory activity. Reappraising the modern boundaries of social welfare, this book provides insights into the structure and dynamics of a novel social model that will open new avenues for scientific study and public debate.

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