Paying for the welfare state in the 21st century
Tax and spending in post-industrial societies
Business & Finance, Finance & Investing, Taxation, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, Economic Policy
| Author: | Byrne, David, Ruane, Sally | ISBN: | 9781447336556 |
| Publisher: | Policy Press | Publication: | June 28, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Policy Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Byrne, David, Ruane, Sally |
| ISBN: | 9781447336556 |
| Publisher: | Policy Press |
| Publication: | June 28, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Policy Press |
| Language: | English |
What does the future hold for the welfare state in the post-industrial 21st century? Political and economic forces are threatening the taxation regimes of highly globalised, capitalist societies, prompting an urgent debate around the function of the welfare state and how we pay for it. In a challenge to current policy and thinking, David Byrne and Sally Ruane deploy the concepts and analytical tools of Marxist political economy to better understand these developments, and the possibilities they present for social change. Using the SNP in Scotland as an illustrative case study, current debates are related to a critical understanding of the relationship between taxation and spending, issues that are fundamental to early 21st century politics and the future of the welfare state.
What does the future hold for the welfare state in the post-industrial 21st century? Political and economic forces are threatening the taxation regimes of highly globalised, capitalist societies, prompting an urgent debate around the function of the welfare state and how we pay for it. In a challenge to current policy and thinking, David Byrne and Sally Ruane deploy the concepts and analytical tools of Marxist political economy to better understand these developments, and the possibilities they present for social change. Using the SNP in Scotland as an illustrative case study, current debates are related to a critical understanding of the relationship between taxation and spending, issues that are fundamental to early 21st century politics and the future of the welfare state.
