The Politics of Fiscal Welfare

Towards a Social Division of Welfare and Labour

Nathalie Morel (Sciences Po, France)

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English

Policy Press
13 January 2025

Sociology: work & labour; Social welfare & social services; Public finance

Fiscal welfare (or social tax expenditures) is a policy instrument associated with Liberal welfare states that has been on the rise across many European welfare states.

This book sheds light on the use and effects of fiscal welfare in France and Sweden. Focusing on the introduction of a 50% tax deduction on domiciliary care and household services, it explores the politics behind this scheme, its effects on care provision as well as on labour market dualisation, highlighting how fiscal welfare contributes to structuring both a social division of welfare and a social division of labour.

This ground-breaking book opens a new field of research by exploring fiscal welfare, the political uses of this policy instrument, the patterns of inequalities it gives rise to and its policy feedback effects.

By: Nathalie Morel (Sciences Po France)
Imprint: Policy Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781447375074
ISBN 10: 1447375076
Pages: 194
Publication Date: 13 January 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Introduction 1. What is Fiscal Welfare? Developing a Conceptual Framework for Analysing the Social Division of Work and Welfare 2. The Introduction of a Tax Deduction On Domiciliary Care And Household Services In France And Sweden: An Analysis Of Motivations And Debates 3. Towards A Social Division of Welfare 4. Towards A Social Division of Labour 5. Why Do We Do It? The Policy Feedback Effects of Fiscal Welfare 6. Conclusion

Nathalie Morel is Associate Professor of Political Science at Sciences Po, France.

Reviews for The Politics of Fiscal Welfare: Towards a Social Division of Welfare and Labour

“An outstanding contribution to analyses in the social divisions of welfare and labour, this two-nation study breaks new ground, particularly in the examination of fiscal welfare and tax expenditure. It reveals tax policies driving privatisation in personal services and increasing labour market polarisation.” Adrian Sinfield, University of Edinburgh