Instead of the Dole

Hermione Parker

Part 1. Social Security at a Crossroads 1. No System Can Last for Ever 2. Flaws in the Beveridge Plan 3. Further Flaws in the Postwar Legislation 4. 1948-1988: Genesis of an Underclass 5. New Concepts Part 2. Integration 6. Forwards or Backwards? 7. Moves Towards Integration 8. Mechanics of Integration 9. Basic Income 10. Negative Income Tax Part 3. Partial Integration 11. Hybrid Schemes 12. The Liberal Party Tax-Credit Scheme 13. Patrick Minford’s ‘Efficient Relief of Poverty’ 14. Basic Income Guarantee (BIG) 15. SDP Tax and Benefit Proposals Part 4. Assessment 16. Core Issues 17. Income Redistribution 18. Work Incentives Part 5. A Strategy for Change 19. Basic Income 2000 20. Getting From Here to There: BIG Phases 1 and 2 Conclusion: The Obstacles are Political