| The Opportunities of a Lifetime: Model Lifetime Analysis of Current British Social Policy Contributor(s): Evans, Martin (Author), Eyre, Jill (Author) |
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ISBN: 1861346514 ISBN-13: 9781861346513 Publisher: Policy Press OUR PRICE: $36.05 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2004 Annotation: The research for this book, published in association with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, uses a custom-built computerized simulation program to show how hypothetical individuals would be treated over their lifetime by the combination of benefits, pensions, tax-credits and other policies that are currently in place in Britain. It identifies periods of time where families may be better or worse off. By concentrating on those with low pay or long interruptions of employment, it shows how these times can be overcome or avoided. (REPORT) |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Labor & Industrial Relations - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy - Social Science |
| Dewey: 331.209 |
| LCCN: 2005434266 |
| Physical Information: 100 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This report uses a revolutionary new research tool, LOIS (the Lifetime Opportunity and Incentives Simulation programme), to assess the impact of current government social policy on our lives from cradle to grave. The strengths and weaknesses of the British benefit, pension and taxation systems are analysed in terms of how well they meet, or are likely to meet, the needs of individuals throughout their lifetimes. Specific government promises, such as those to end child and pensioner poverty and to reward those who work, are also reassessed in this context. The opportunities of a lifetime is compulsory reading for social policy academics, researchers, analysts, students and policy makers who will find the innovative lifetime analysis invaluable. With brief and clear descriptions of the technical aspects of taxation, pensions and benefits, the report is also accessible to a wider readership. |