The citizen's stake : : Exploring the future of universal asset policies / / ed. by Will Paxton, Dominic Maxwell, Stuart White.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-1995
• MitwirkendeR: Alstott, Anne L.,; Bollier, David,; Boyes, Linda,; Gamble, Andrew,; Glennerster, Howard,; Lewis, Jane,; Lewis, Miranda,; Maxwell, Dominic,; McCormick, Jim,; McKnight, Abigail,; McLean, Iain,; Paxton, Will,; Pearce, Nick,; Prabhakar, Rajiv,; White, Stuart,
• HerausgeberIn: Maxwell, Dominic,; Paxton, Will,; White, Stuart,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2006]; ©2006
• Year of Publication: 2006
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (224 p.)

Can and should asset-based policies such as universal capital grants become a new pillar of the welfare state? Can they form the basis for a more egalitarian form of market economy? The citizen's stake throws open the debate by bringing together the ideas of leading thinkers in academia and policy to explore the future scope of asset-based policies in Britain. The book examines asset-based welfare in connection with a wide range of issues, from tax policy to childcare, and includes the results of two innovative studies of public opinion on capital grants and inheritance tax. It is the first time that public opinion work has been integrated with theory into a serious and cohesive consideration of practical options for the future of asset-based welfare. The citizen's stake is accessibly written and aimed at a broad audience of academics, students and policy-makers. Indeed, anyone interested in how this new policy field can and should develop will want to read this book. The discussions are relevant to academics, researchers and policy makers overseas, particularly in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Ireland and Sweden, where there is a high level of interest in this topic.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Contents -- List of tables, figures and boxes -- Acknowledgements -- List of contributors -- Introduction: the new politics of ownership -- Financing a citizen’s stake -- Inheritance tax: what do the people think? Evidence from deliberative workshops -- Towards a citizen’s inheritance: reforming inheritance tax -- Using stakeholder trusts to reclaim common assets -- Land tax: options for reform -- A capital start: but how far do we go? -- Forms of a citizen’s stake -- Attitudes of young people towards capital grants -- Universal capital grants: the issue of responsible use -- Caretaker resource accounts for parents -- Carework: are care accounts the answer? -- Having the time for our life: re-working time -- Conclusion: what is the best way forward for the citizen’s stake? -- References -- Index