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Towards a new age
— the future of the UK welfare state | | Author(s) | Ben Franklin, Cesira Urzi Brancati, Dean Hochlaf |
| Corporate Author | International Longevity Centre UK - ILC-UK |
| Publisher | International Longevity Centre UK - ILC-UK, London, 2015 |
| Pages | 172 pp |
| Source | ILC-UK, 11 Tufton Street, London SW1P 3QB. Download at: http://www.ilcuk.org.uk/index.php/publications/pub... |
| Keywords | Social welfare ; Social policy ; United Kingdom. |
| Annotation | This publication features contributions from more than 20 leading academics, parliamentarians and industry experts who discuss the reforms to housing, health, education, the labour market, pension and welfare that will be needed to ensure the future sustainability of the UK welfare state. Two main questions are asked. First, how might population ageing impact on the wide array of policies and institutions we call the UK welfare state? Second, what reforms to the welfare state might be necessary in order to ensure long run sustainability and maximise wellbeing? ILC-UK argues that population ageing, the welfare state and democracy might be incompatible. Contributors discuss the continuing role of the welfare state, how ageing might affect economic growth and intergenerational fairness, and the extent to which benefits and entitlements might need to change in order to support future sustainability. Next come on solutions or "coping mechanisms" in the face of demographic change by reforming the pension system, the labour market and welfare state, education, health and housing. Lastly, consideration on how we could build a political consensus for reform includes general principles for a national debate on ageing and the welfare state. 'Measuring state effectiveness: an ILC-UK index' has been published alongside this volument. |
| Accession Number | CPA-160701001 E |
| Classmark | TY: TM2: 8 |
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