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.

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Policy Press

Year

2017

eBook ISBN

9781447336556

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Topic

Economia

Subtopic

Politica economica

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
List of figures
List of tables
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations and acronyms
Introduction: Why understanding the tax system is so important
Chapter one: Fiscal crisis in post-industrial capitalism
Chapter two: The history of tax and the development of the fiscal crisis in post-industrial capitalism
Chapter three: Austerity, debt and welfare in post-industrial capitalism
Chapter four: Tax and inequality
Chapter five: The politics of tax and welfare in post-industrial capitalism
Conclusion
References
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