
Welfare for the Wealthy
Parties, Social Spending, and Inequality in the United States
Paperback | 23 June 2016
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'This eye-opening book deserves a wide audience among all who want America to do a better job of limiting and reversing growing economic inequalities. Contrary to the notion that US government taxes the rich to help the poor, Faricy shows that wealthy groups and high-income workers often reap the greatest benefits from public policies, especially from hidden tax breaks and subsidies.' Theda Skocpol, Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology, Harvard University, Massachusetts and Director of the Scholars Strategy Network
'The connections between party politics and social policy in the United States are often noted but seldom analyzed as systematically as they are in this book. Faricy shows that Democrats and Republicans disagree less over the size of the welfare state than over the beneficiaries. While Democrats favor direct spending to help the more vulnerable members of society, Republicans favor tax expenditures for the affluent. What seem like minor squabbles over policy tools thus have major implications for inequality. Previous case studies have suggested these patterns, but Faricy's statistical analysis of many programs over four decades provides a much-needed map of the entire terrain. Strongly recommended.' Christopher Howard, College of William and Mary, Virginia
'For Faricy, the real question is not some fanciful speculation about whether you can tolerate a welfare state that hampers your freedom, but rather a matter of which of these two welfare states you want: the one that spends public money to increase economic inequality, or the one that spends public money to reduce it.' The New York Times (nytimes.com)
ISBN: 9781107498402
ISBN-10: 1107498406
Published: 23rd June 2016
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 268
Audience: College, Tertiary and University
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PR
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 15.4 x 22.9 x 2.4
Weight (kg): 0.4
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- Non-FictionSocial Services & WelfareSocial Welfare & Social Services
- Non-FictionEconomicsWelfare Economics
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- Non-FictionPolitics & GovernmentCentral Government
- Non-FictionPolitics & GovernmentPolitical Structure & Processes
- Non-FictionSociety & CultureSocial Issues & ProcessesSocial Discrimination & Inequality
- Non-FictionSociety & CultureEthical Issues & Debates