Fiscal Studies, vol.28, 2007, no.3, pp.343-365 A change to the taxation system in Canada in 1988 has enabled Crossley and Jeon to conduct a natural experiment to test the effect Read More
Social Policy and Administration, volume 41, no.1, February 2007, pp.29-49 This study of workfare for lone mothers in Canada shows that the result of the policy is precarious low-quality employment Read More
Social Policy and Administration, volume 41, no.1, February 2007, pp.1-28 There are two ways of categorising welfare states: ‘How much?’ and ‘How?’. In this important article Bambra shows how each Read More
Aalborg University Press, 2008, 164 pp, pbk, 87 7307 936 2, £28 This collection of mainly previously published articles and book chapters contains a single simple message: in Denmark there Read More
Stockholm Studies in Politics 122, Stockholm University, 2008: 978-91-7155-570-0 Simon Birnbaum is a newcomer to the basic income debate who has quickly worked his way into the basic income movement. Read More
Ashgate, 2007, 166 pp, hbk, 978 0 7546 4388 3, £55 ‘The nuclear family consisting of a father, mother and their child or children is declining; divorce and cohabitation rates Read More
Policy Press, Bristol, 2007, xi + 308pp., paperback, 1847420192, £25, hardback, 1847420206, £65 This book consists of papers from a conference organized by the European Union’s Finnish Presidency in 2006 Read More
Edward Elgar, 2007,xxxvii + 596 pp, hbk, 978 1 84376 826 7, £150 Start with chapter 2. This will introduce you to a wide variety of definitions of happiness: from Read More
Princeton University Press, Princeton, 2008, hardback, 069112714X, £13.98 Hard as it is to believe today, there was a brief period when the United States government seemed inevitably bound to adopt Read More
Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2006, xxii+318pp, hardback, 1 84542 309 7, £69.95 The accumulation of capital is the only true engine of economic growth, for it ‘leads to an improvement in Read More