Walker A
Department of Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield, England.
Int J Health Serv. 1992;22(1):1-17. doi: 10.2190/YWTD-M38J-LYA7-N46X.
This article examines the relationship between poverty and the welfare state and attempts to answer the question as to why poverty has persisted under all welfare states. Several major reasons for the persistence of poverty are advanced, and the author argues that the main factor underlying the failure to abolish poverty is the conflict between economic policy and social policy. The challenge to welfare states from the New Right is examined--particularly the contention that welfare states themselves create poverty and dependence--in the light of evidence of the impact of the Thatcher government's policies in Britain. Finally, the author proposes an alternative approach to the abolition of poverty, one that is based on the integration of economic and social policy.
本文探讨了贫困与福利国家之间的关系，并试图回答为何在所有福利国家中贫困现象依然存在这一问题。文中提出了贫困持续存在的几个主要原因，作者认为未能消除贫困的主要因素是经济政策与社会政策之间的冲突。根据撒切尔政府在英国的政策影响证据，审视了新右派给福利国家带来的挑战，尤其是关于福利国家本身造成贫困和依赖的论点。最后，作者提出了一种消除贫困的替代方法，该方法基于经济政策与社会政策的整合。
