States and welfare states: government for the people.

Spicker, Paul

Abstract

Most governments in the world – including many that are autocratic or authoritarian – have taken responsibility for social policy and elected to develop services in health, education and social security. This book explores the role of government and the state in the contemporary world and, considering a range of theories and evidence, discusses views about government responsibility for social welfare services. Applying political theory to social policy, this book seeks to address a set of key questions: what responsibilities do governments have towards their populations? What ought they do and what not? How can they do things better?

Citation

SPICKER, P. 2022. States and welfare states: government for the people. Bristol: Policy Press [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.56687/9781447367383

• Book Type: Monograph
• Acceptance Date: Nov 22, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Nov 22, 2022
• Publication Date: Nov 22, 2022
• Deposit Date: Dec 16, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 23, 2024
• Publisher: Policy Press
• ISBN: 9781447367369; 9781447367383
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.56687/9781447367383
• Keywords: Government; Public policy; Welfare; Duties of government
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1840122
• Publisher URL: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/states-and-welfare-states
• Additional Information: The accompanying file to this output is a post-peer-review, pre-copy edited version of an extract/chapter published in "States and welfare states: government for the people". Details of the definitive published version and how to purchase it are available online at: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/states-and-welfare-states.