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How to Fix the Welfare State

Some Ideas for Better Social Services

Paul Spicker author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bristol University Press

Published:1st Feb '22

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The British welfare state is traditionally understood to be comprised of five main services: health, housing, social security, education and the ‘personal social services’, such as social care and child protection.

In this book, Paul Spicker offers an original take on the role of the state in relation to these services, along with three other areas where institutional services have been developed: employment services, equalities and public services, such as roads, parks, libraries and rescue services.

Dismissing false and misleading narratives, this book profiles the real problems that need to be addressed and offers inspiration for a better path forward.

"This is a slim volume with a large remit. It is also refreshing." Journal of Social Policy

ISBN: 9781447364603

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

168 pages