Joe WHELAN, Hidden Voices: Lived Experiences in the Irish Welfare Space

What is it like to be poor and on benefits in an affluent democratic society in a context of permanent austerity and with the fading of redistributive politics? Based on in-depth interviews with 19 working-age people receiving different types of welfare payments in Ireland, Joe Whelan’s Hidden Voic...

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Glavni autor: Yilmaz, Volkan
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Jezik:Anglais
Izdano: International Review of Public Policy 2023
Online pristup:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Sažetak:What is it like to be poor and on benefits in an affluent democratic society in a context of permanent austerity and with the fading of redistributive politics? Based on in-depth interviews with 19 working-age people receiving different types of welfare payments in Ireland, Joe Whelan’s Hidden Voices: Lived Experiences in the Irish Welfare Space responds to this question, presenting a vivid picture of living a life on social welfare payments (both social insurance and assistance schemes) in ...