Property, Family and the Irish Welfare State (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

This book examines the long-term development of the Irish welfare state since the late nineteenth century. It contests the consensus view that Ireland, like other Anglophone countries, has historically operated a liberal welfare regime which forces households to rely mainly on the market to maintain their standard of living. Drawing on case studies and key statistical data, this book argues that the Irish welfare state developed differently from most other Western European countries until recent decades. Norris's original line of argument makes the case that Ireland's regime was distinctive in terms of both focus and purpose in that Ireland's welfare state was shaped by the power of small farmers and moral teaching and intended to support a rural, agrarian and familist social order rather than an urban working class and industrialised economy. A well-researched and methodical study, this book will be of great interest to scholars of social policy, sociology and Irish history.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	2017
First published:	2016
Authors:	Michelle Norris
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 2mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	279
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-44566-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Work & labour Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social work > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies
LSN:	3-319-44566-9
Barcode:	9783319445663

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