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" The welfare state : "
Arthur Seldon ; edited and with a new introduction by Colin Robinson.
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BL
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999612
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b753982
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| Main Entry
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Seldon, Arthur.
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The welfare state : : pensions, health, and education /\ Arthur Seldon ; edited and with a new introduction by Colin Robinson.
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Indianapolis :: Liberty Fund,, ©2005.
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| Series Statement
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The collected works of Arthur Seldon ;; v. 6
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xvi, 308 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm.
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0865975477
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: 0865975558
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: 9780865975477
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: 9780865975552
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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The reluctant crutch -- Pensions for prosperity -- The future of the welfare state -- After the NHS -- The great pensions "swindle" -- Wither the welfare state -- Pensions without the state -- The verdict of history -- The retreat of the state in social welfare.
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"This collection of Arthur Seldon's eight articles and one book explains how state-run welfare, such as national pensions and health care, suppresses innovation, diminishes personal choice, undermines personal responsibility, and ends by providing only mediocre services."--Jacket.
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Human services-- Great Britain.
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Welfare state-- Great Britain.
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Human services.
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Social policy.
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Welfare state.
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Great Britain, Social policy, 1979-
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Great Britain.
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| Dewey Classification
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361.6/5/0941
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HV248.S45 2005
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Robinson, Colin,1932-
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