The Political Economy of the Irish Welfare State : : Church, State and Capital /

The Political Economy of the Irish Welfare State : : Church, State and Capital / / Fred Powell.

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...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol UP/Policy Press Complete eBook-Package 2017
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Powell, Fred,
Place / Publishing House:Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2017]
©2017
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (304 p.) :; 1 Black and White
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Why the welfare state matters
  • Revolution, culture and society
  • Welfare in the Free State
  • Religious nationalism, sectarianism and anti-semitism
  • The welfare state debate
  • Poverty and social inequality
  • Liberty, gender and sexuality
  • The marketisation of the welfare state
  • Crisis, austerity and water
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Index

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