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Poverty and the welfare state
Poverty and the welfare state Dispelling the myths Paul Spicker A C A T A L Y S T W O R K I N G P A P E R 2 Published in September 2002 by Catalyst PO Box 27477 London SW9 8WT Telephone 020 7733 2111 email ISBN 0 9533224 9 1 Distributed by Central Books 99 Wallis Road, London E9 5LN Telephone 020 8986 4854 The views in this pamphlet are those of the individual author and not necessarily those of Catalyst. 3 Contents Executive summary 5 1 Introduction 7 Understanding myths 7 Poverty and the welfare state : a fairy story 7 2 Understanding Poverty 9 Defining Poverty 9 Measuring Poverty 10 Explaining Poverty 15 3 The problems of the poor 17 Poverty and early pregnancy 18 Poverty and race 19 The dynamics of Poverty 21 4 The welfare state 24 A brief history 24 The welfare state and Poverty 26 5 The costs of welfare 28 International comparisons 28 Out of control?
Wilson, Jonathan Bradshaw, Ross Martin and Geraldine Wooley for comments. 5 Executive summary 1. Introduction The politics of welfare are shaped by what people believe. Debates about poverty and welfare in Britain are full of myths. This pamphlet tries to correct some widespread misconceptions.
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