The Welfare State: A Very Short Introduction

Authors

David W. Garland, New York University School of LawFollow

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Description

The programs that make up the welfare state vary from nation to nation and from time to time, and the balance between markets and government, and free enterprise and social protection, is perennially in question. In contemporary political debate the welfare state seems mostly to be viewed as a problem rather than a solution, and welfare programs appear constantly on the defensive. The Welfare State: A Very Short Introduction describes the modern welfare state, explaining its historical and contemporary significance and arguing that far from being “a failure” or “a problem,” welfare states are an essential element of contemporary capitalism, and a vital concomitant of democratic government.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1093/actrade/9780199672660.001.0001

Publication Date

3-24-2016

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Comments

Translated in: David Garland, Socialna država: Zelo kratek uvod [The Welfare State: A Very Short Introduction] (Katarina Rotar trans., Založba Krtina 2023) (Slovn.) https://search.worldcat.org/title/1414706648?oclcNum=1414706648

Recommended Citation

David W. Garland, The Welfare State: A Very Short Introduction, (2016).
Available at: https://gretchen.law.nyu.edu/fac-books-edited-works/995