The careless state : wealth and welfare in Britain today /: wealth and welfare in Britain today. (2010)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- The careless state : wealth and welfare in Britain today /: wealth and welfare in Britain today. (2010)
- Main Title:
- The careless state : wealth and welfare in Britain today
- Further Information:
- Note: Paul Taylor.
- Other Names:
- Taylor, Paul
- Contents:
- The Careless State; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE: The trickle-up effect: what is the state for?; CHAPTER TWO: How the somewhat better off became much worse off, and why it made them angry; CHAPTER THREE: The strange ways of spending and saving public money in Britain and their consequences; CHAPTER FOUR: Projecting the trends: another dystopia?; CHAPTER FIVE: How the bubble was inflated in Britain -- and elsewhere -- and the trouble it caused; CHAPTER SIX: In the company of Über-capitalists: living with the extremely rich CHAPTER SEVEN: Good things and bad things: the new frontCHAPTER EIGHT: A modern Walden: having sufficient means and being comfortably off; CHAPTER NINE: Reflections in the storm; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Publisher Details:
- London : Bloomsbury Academic
- Publication Date:
- 2010
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (383 pages)
- Subjects:
- 338.941
Welfare state -- Great Britain
Economic development -- Great Britain
Welfare economics
Income distribution -- Great Britain
Public welfare -- Great Britain
Wealth -- Great Britain
Wealth -- Moral and ethical aspects
Economic development
Income distribution
Public welfare
Wealth
Wealth -- Moral and ethical aspects
Welfare economics
Welfare state
Sociology & Social History
Business & Economics
Economic History
Social Conditions
Social Sciences
Great Britain
Electronic books - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 1282894609
9781282894600
9786612894602
6612894601
1849660360
9781849660365
1849663556
9781849663557
1849661006
9781849661003 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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