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Book SynopsisAmid urgent debates around the function of welfare in the post-industrial 21st Century, and how we pay for it, David Byrne and Sally Ruane deploy the concepts and analytical tools of Marxist political economy to better understand recent developments, and the possibilities they present for social change.
Trade Review"Fiscal crisis, class... and taxation. This very welcome book provides a clear analysis of the class-based nature of tax systems in post-industrial capitalism." Nick Ellison, University of York
"This is a timely revisit to O’Connor’s seminal analysis of the welfare state in a capitalist system. David Byrne and Sally Ruane make an important argument that there is a better alternative to the financial system that is currently destroying social cohesion and feeding rising inequality. Taxation is part of the solution, not the problem." Philip Haynes, University of Brighton
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Why understanding the tax system is so important Fiscal crisis in post-industrial capitalism The history of tax and the development of the fiscal crisis in post-industrial capitalism Austerity, debt and welfare in post-industrial capitalism Tax and inequality The politics of tax and welfare in post-industrial capitalism Conclusion
