{"product_id":"what-is-the-welfare-state-paul-spicker-9781529250756","title":"What Is the Welfare State For?","description":"\u003cp\u003eMost states in the world make some provision for the welfare of their citizens. Every state engages with health care provision, almost all provide education services, and, after an\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e explosion of interest in recent years, a substantial majority now have national schemes in place for cash assistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Welfare states matter for people's lives - but there is little agreement about what one is. What are these states trying to do, and why? The book discusses the institutions and methods that characterise welfare states around the world. It focuses on the aims, purposes and justifications for social welfare services in order to explain what the welfare state is for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Spicker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1529250757\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781529250756\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bristol University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Paul Spicker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46571275190527,"sku":"9781529250756","price":13.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e1be1413-c2c7-40b1-b4b7-0ab533654ab6.jpg?v=1738807750","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/what-is-the-welfare-state-paul-spicker-9781529250756","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}