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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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