The Moral Economy of Welfare States: Britain and Germany Compared

The Moral Economy of Welfare States: Britain and Germany Compared
ISBN-10
1134370555
ISBN-13
9781134370559
Category
Political Science
Pages
248
Language
English
Published
2004-06-01
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Steffen Mau

Description

This book investigates why people are willing to support an institutional arrangement that realises large-scale redistribution of wealth between social groups of society. Steffen Mau introduces the concept of 'the moral economy' to show that acceptance of welfare exchanges rests on moral assumptions and ideas of social justice people adhere to. Analysing both the institution of welfare and the public attitudes towards such schemes, the book demonstrates that people are neither selfish nor altruistic; rather they tend to reason reciprocally.

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