Title: Selfish generations? : how welfare states grow old /
Authors: Thomson, David, 1953-
Publisher: White Horse Press,
Year: 1996
Subjects: Social security New Zealand; Intergenerational relations New Zealand.; New Zealand Social policy History.; New Zealand Economic conditions History.; New Zealand Social conditions History.; Great Britain Social policy History.; Great Britain Economic conditions History.; Great Britain Economic conditions History.
Abstract: "New Zealand comment ... re-presented, and comparative material added on Britain in particular"--P. 7.
Contents: Foreword / Peter Laslett -- The Welfare Gamble -- A Welfare State for the Young -- Youth-State Becomes Elder-State -- Economic Management and Generation Fortunes -- A New Poor -- Generation Fortunes in the Longer Run -- The Problem of the Common -- A Future for the Welfare State?