Good times, bad times : the welfare myth of them and us / John Hills.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hills, John, 1954- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Welfare state--Great Britain.

Welfare state.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xx, 332 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Edition:

Revised edition.

Place of Publication:

Bristol ; Chicago, IL : Policy Press, 2017.

Contents:

1 Introduction: 'Them and us' 1

2 Are the poor too expensive? Redistribution and the welfare state 15

3 The long view: Social policies and the life cycle 47

4 It's complicated: High frequency living 75

5 Good years, bad years: Reacting to change 111

6 The long wave: Wealth and retirement 145

7 The longest wave' From generation to generation 181

8 A moving backdrop: Economic crisis, cuts, growth and ageing 217.

Notes:

Previous edition: 2015.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

144733647X

9781447336471

OCLC:

976257340