Paying for the Welfare State in the 21st Century
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Paying for the Welfare State in the 21st Century

Tax and Spending in Post-Industrial Societies

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Paying for the Welfare State in the 21st Century

Tax and Spending in Post-Industrial Societies

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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.

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Publisher
Policy Press
Year
2017
ISBN
9781447336556
Edition
1
Topic
Volkswirtschaftslehre
Subtopic
Wirtschaftspolitik

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. List of figures
  7. List of tables
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. Abbreviations and acronyms
  10. Introduction: Why understanding the tax system is so important
  11. Chapter one: Fiscal crisis in post-industrial capitalism
  12. Chapter two: The history of tax and the development of the fiscal crisis in post-industrial capitalism
  13. Chapter three: Austerity, debt and welfare in post-industrial capitalism
  14. Chapter four: Tax and inequality
  15. Chapter five: The politics of tax and welfare in post-industrial capitalism
  16. Conclusion
  17. References
  18. Back Cover