Writings on the Welfare State from an Anarchist or Marxist Perspective
Hi folks, my anarchist girlfriend is looking for anarchist or marxist reading material on the welfare state and possible alternatives. Can any of you help?
The German text published in 2016 is a universal account, because taking a marxist perspective you cannot discuss the British or any other national model in isolation. The crisis of the welfare state is long going and you may start out with this piece. Contradictions of the Welfare State by Claus Offe.
I found it online "..the vision of
overcoming the welfare state and resurrecting a 'healthy' market
economy is not much more than the politically impotent day-dream
of some Ideologues of the old middle class. "
We had a previous short thread on this here: https://libcom.org/forums/theory/criticism-welfare-state-17102011
Here are some other links
UK ultraleft critique of the welfare state, looking at its origins in the social programs of the dictator Bismarck: http://libcom.org/library/welfare-state-isn%E2%80%99t-now-never-was-%E2%80%9Cgenuine-gain-working-class%E2%80%9D
Article about the view of anarchists on the rise of the welfare state in the US with the New Deal: https://libcom.org/library/anarchists-rise-welfare-state
A personal account/analysis from a worker in legal aid:
https://libcom.org/library/reflections-work-legal-aid-welfare-state
if someone could post that Ruthless Criticism article up in the library here it would be much appreciated!
hi there - in German
hi there - in German language.
http://kosmoprolet.org/moloch-und-heilsbringer-zur-geschichte-und-kritik-des-sozialstaats
Thankyou, but unfortunately
Thankyou, but unfortunately neither of us can read German.
The German text published in
The German text published in 2016 is a universal account, because taking a marxist perspective you cannot discuss the British or any other national model in isolation. The crisis of the welfare state is long going and you may start out with this piece. Contradictions of the Welfare State by Claus Offe.
https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/contradictions-welfare-state
I found it online "..the
I found it online "..the vision of
overcoming the welfare state and resurrecting a 'healthy' market
economy is not much more than the politically impotent day-dream
of some Ideologues of the old middle class. "
https://laelectrodomestica.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/offe-claus-contradictions-of-the-welfare-state.pdf
Hmm, I am pretty sure someone
Hmm, I am pretty sure someone else asked a very similar question a few years back. I couldn't find it through the search function, however.
Khawaga wrote: Hmm, I am
Khawaga
Maybe this one?
http://libcom.org/forums/theory/comunisanarchist-criticism-nordic-model-18102013
Yeah, that may be it.
Yeah, that may be it.
http://www.ruthlesscriticism.
http://www.ruthlesscriticism.com/welfare_state.htm
Thankyou guys, so nice of you
Thankyou guys, so nice of you to help. Very useful :)
An oldie but a
An oldie but a goodie
http://www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/pamphlets/beveridge-re-organises-poverty
We had a previous short
We had a previous short thread on this here: https://libcom.org/forums/theory/criticism-welfare-state-17102011
Here are some other links
UK ultraleft critique of the welfare state, looking at its origins in the social programs of the dictator Bismarck: http://libcom.org/library/welfare-state-isn%E2%80%99t-now-never-was-%E2%80%9Cgenuine-gain-working-class%E2%80%9D
Article about the view of anarchists on the rise of the welfare state in the US with the New Deal: https://libcom.org/library/anarchists-rise-welfare-state
A personal account/analysis from a worker in legal aid:
https://libcom.org/library/reflections-work-legal-aid-welfare-state
if someone could post that Ruthless Criticism article up in the library here it would be much appreciated!