２１世紀の福祉財政：ポスト産業社会における税と歳出 Paying for the Welfare State in the 21st Century : Tax and Spending in Post-Industrial Societies

Byrne, David/ Ruane, Sally

Policy Press（2017/06発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 168 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781447336532
• DDC分類 330.126

Full Description

What does the future hold for the welfare state in the post-industrial 21st century? Political and economic forces are threatening the taxation regimes of highly globalised, capitalist societies, prompting an urgent debate around the function of the welfare state and how we pay for it.

In a challenge to current policy and thinking, David Byrne and Sally Ruane deploy the concepts and analytical tools of Marxist political economy to better understand these developments, and the possibilities they present for social change.

Using the SNP in Scotland as an illustrative case study, current debates are related to a critical understanding of the relationship between taxation and spending, issues that are fundamental to early 21st century politics and the future of the welfare state.

Contents

Introduction: Why understanding the tax system is so important

Fiscal crisis in post-industrial capitalism

The history of tax and the development of the fiscal crisis in post-industrial capitalism

Austerity, debt and welfare in post-industrial capitalism

Tax and inequality

The politics of tax and welfare in post-industrial capitalism

Conclusion