Friedman's Revenge: The Reform of “Liberal” Welfare States in Canada and the United States

Important but little-addressed welfare reforms in the US and Canada are examined: recent efforts to refashion income transfers by adopting negative income tax-style policies, increased "targeting," and other policies.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Politics & society 1997-12, Vol.25 (4), p.443-472
Hauptverfasser:	MYLES, JOHN, PIERSON, PAUL
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Alleviation CANADA Economic policy Friedman, Milton (economist) Income distribution Income Inequality Income tax LIBERALISM Policy Political Economy Political support Poverty Race Reform REFORM, REFORMERS Social aspects Social Inequality Social policy STATES Tax systems Taxation U.S.A United States of America UNITED STATES, 1945 TO PRESENT USA WELFARE Welfare economics Welfare Policy Welfare Reform Welfare State
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Zusammenfassung:	Important but little-addressed welfare reforms in the US and Canada are examined: recent efforts to refashion income transfers by adopting negative income tax-style policies, increased "targeting," and other policies.
ISSN:	0032-3292 1552-7514
DOI:	10.1177/0032329297025004004