Not Only the Poor: The Middle Classes and the Welfare State

by Robert E. Goodin and Julian Le Grand

Book Overview

Originally published in 1987 Not Only the Poor explores the self-interested involvement of the non-poor in the welfare state, particularly the middle class. Using evidence from Britain, America, and Australia, they show that the non-poor were crucial in the founding of the welfare state, and in all three countries the non-poor benefit extensively from key welfare programmes, including those ostensibly targeted on the poor. Goodin and Le...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138598631
• ISBN13: 9781138598638
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"