Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Political Economy of the Irish Welfare StateCondition: NewSubtitle: Church, State and CapitalEAN: 9781447332916ISBN: 9781447332916Publisher: Policy PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 09/13/2017Description: The political economy of the Irish welfare state provides a fascinating interpretation of the evolution of social policy in modern Ireland, as the product of a triangulated relationship between church, state and capital. Using official estimates, Professor Powell demonstrates that the welfare state is vital for the cohesion of Irish society with half the population at risk of poverty without it. However, the reality is of a residual welfare system dominated by means tests, with a two-tier health service, a dysfunctional housing system driven by an acquisitive dynamic of home-ownership at the expense of social housing, and an education system that is socially and religiously segregated. Using the evolution of the Irish welfare state as a narrative example of the incompatibility of political conservatism, free market capitalism and social justice, the book offers a new and challenging view on the interface between structure and agency in the formation and democratic purpose of welfare states, as they increasingly come under critical review and restructuring by elites.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 234mmItem Length: 156mmAuthor: Fred PowellGenre: Business & FinanceTopic: Society & Culture, Social Sciences, Philosophy & SpiritualityRelease Year: 2017 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: The Political Economy of the Irish Welfare State
Title: The Political Economy of the Irish Welfare State
Subtitle: Church, State and Capital
EAN: 9781447332916
ISBN: 9781447332916
Release Date: 09/13/2017
Release Year: 2017
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Genre: Business & Finance
Topic: Philosophy & Spirituality
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Political Economy of the Irish Welfare State : Church, State and Capital
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Publication Year: 2017
Item Height: 0.9 in
Subject: Sociology / General, Public Policy / Social Policy, Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare, History, Religion, Politics & State
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 20.9 Oz
Subject Area: Religion, Political Science, Social Science
Author: Fred Powell
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
