Baumberg, Ben 
ORCID: 0000-0003-0341-3532
(2012)
Three ways to defend social security in britain.
Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, 20 (2).
pp. 149-161.
ISSN 1759-8273
Abstract
British social security is now in a time of crisis, where cuts are being made to a system that was already struggling to provide decent security. In this paper I argue that successful proposals to combat this must (i) lead to reductions in poverty/inequality; (ii) fit existing perceptions of claimant 'deservingness'; and (iii) change deservingness perceptions in the long run. I conclude that three influential recent proposals – 'Decent Childhoods', 'National Salary Insurance', and 'The Solidarity Society' – are only partially successful in meeting these criteria, and that successful reform requires a fusion of the respective insights of each proposal.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.policypress.co.uk/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2012 Policy Press |
| Divisions: | Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Jul 2015 13:02 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Jun 2025 23:19 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/62718 |
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