Selfish Generations?: The Ageing of New Zealand’s Welfare State
Dec 2015 · Bridget Williams Books
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'Our present welfare state has little good reason to survive much longer, and we will have to find a new basis for its continued existence.’ So writes David Thomson as he offers an unflinching perspective on how different generations have fared under the social welfare policies of governments since the 1930s.
Selfish Generations? is a critical and unsentimental analysis of a key political issue, and the questions it raises about support for the young and old, and about health, education and housing policy, are exactly those facing politicians and social welfare policy developers today.
Selfish Generations? is a critical and unsentimental analysis of a key political issue, and the questions it raises about support for the young and old, and about health, education and housing policy, are exactly those facing politicians and social welfare policy developers today.
'Our present welfare state has little good reason to survive much longer, and we will have to find a new basis for its continued existence.’ So writes David Thomson as he offers an unflinching perspective on how different generations have fared under the social welfare policies of governments sin...
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David Thomson is formerly the head of the School of History, Philosophy and Politics at Massey University. Professor Thomson gained his PhD from Cambridge University and worked for the New Zealand Department of Statistics as a social researcher before joining Massey University as a lecturer in 1985.
David Thomson is formerly the head of the School of History, Philosophy and Politics at Massey University. Professor Thomson gained his PhD from Cambridge University and worked for the New Zealand Department of Statistics as a social researcher before joining Massey University as a lecturer in 19...
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