
The Welfare of Nations
James Bartholomew(Author)
Cato Institute (Publisher)
Published on 7. November 2016
Book
Hardback
450 pages
978-1-939709-91-2 (ISBN)
Description
Welfare states have spread across the globe, transforming modern civilization. But the take-over is often going badly. In Marseilles, armed drug gangs dominate the social housing estates. In America, an outstandingly wealthy country, 45 million people are dependent on food stamps. In Britain, the NHS has one of the worst records for cancer care in the advanced world. Many countries are collecting more than ever in taxes but managing to get deeper into debt because of their burgeoning welfare states. All around the world, culture is being damaged by welfare state dependency while governments become more and more like Big Brother, telling us what we must do.
The twentieth century experienced an epochal war between capitalism and communism. Bartholomew argues that, out of the ashes of that conflict, the real winner has been neither communism nor capitalism. It has been welfare statism—the new, defining form of government of our age that has swept across the advanced world. Without any revolution or great theorist, welfare states are changing the nature of modern civilization. But in what ways? And what lessons can be learned before it is too late?
James Bartholomew traveled around the world seeing how cultures and lives are being changed—seeing what is going wrong but also looking for countries where they are making better policy decisions. His book is an unparalleled investigation in which he tells the story of the people and places he visited. He takes the reader on a journey, which includes burnt-out cars in France, a tough-minded benefits office in Singapore and innovative hospitals in Spain.
The twentieth century experienced an epochal war between capitalism and communism. Bartholomew argues that, out of the ashes of that conflict, the real winner has been neither communism nor capitalism. It has been welfare statism—the new, defining form of government of our age that has swept across the advanced world. Without any revolution or great theorist, welfare states are changing the nature of modern civilization. But in what ways? And what lessons can be learned before it is too late?
James Bartholomew traveled around the world seeing how cultures and lives are being changed—seeing what is going wrong but also looking for countries where they are making better policy decisions. His book is an unparalleled investigation in which he tells the story of the people and places he visited. He takes the reader on a journey, which includes burnt-out cars in France, a tough-minded benefits office in Singapore and innovative hospitals in Spain.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Washington
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
30 charts, 30 tables, 20 graphs
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
776 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-939709-91-2 (9781939709912)
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Person
James Bartholomew is a journalist and author. He started his career in banking and has since worked in financial, economic and comment journalism for a wide variety of newspapers and magazines. He has made numerous radio and television appearances and spoken at events around the world. He lives in London.
Content
The World Quiz
Preface
1.Why are so many Swedish people disabled?
2.Heart of the darkness
3.In search of the best healthcare system in the world
4.The scandal of state education
5.Social housing
6.Inconvenient truths about parenting
7.The effect of welfare states on behavior
8.Pensions and their unexpected consequences
9.Who cares for the elderly?
10.The public sector
11.The training and qualifications bonanza
12.The trouble with representative democracies
13.Welfare statism
Ten tips for better welfare states
Best and worst welfare states
Themes and contrasts
Appendix (Inequality – do bigger welfare states create more equal, happier people?)
Welfare jargon explained
Notes
Preface
1.Why are so many Swedish people disabled?
2.Heart of the darkness
3.In search of the best healthcare system in the world
4.The scandal of state education
5.Social housing
6.Inconvenient truths about parenting
7.The effect of welfare states on behavior
8.Pensions and their unexpected consequences
9.Who cares for the elderly?
10.The public sector
11.The training and qualifications bonanza
12.The trouble with representative democracies
13.Welfare statism
Ten tips for better welfare states
Best and worst welfare states
Themes and contrasts
Appendix (Inequality – do bigger welfare states create more equal, happier people?)
Welfare jargon explained
Notes