Rice-Oxley, Mark,

The Generous State: Can Europe Afford It?--Is Free-Market Britain.... Mark Rice-Oxley. - Christian Science Monitor, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 60, Global Issues, 1522-3221; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: The Generous State: Can Europe Afford It?--Is Free-Market Britain..., Oct. 25, 2005; pp. n.p..

This first part of a three-part series on how "Britain, France, and Finland are adapting their social benefits models to the information age" (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) examines Britain's record on social justice. The author notes that Prime Minister "Tony Blair has sought since he was elected in 1997 to remold various aspects of the British system to make it more compassionate, though not less dynamic. In this 'Anglo-social' model, steadily increasing taxes fund health-service spending; tax revenues are channeled to poor families and to every newborn child; back-to-work programs help the unemployed; and a minimum wage gives greater succor to unskilled workers."

1522-3221;


European Union
Free enterprise
Social change--Europe
Social policy
Social problems


Great Britain--Economic conditions
Great Britain--Economic policy
Great Britain--Politics and government
Great Britain--Social conditions

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