This paper takes as its starting point Henry Neuburger’s injunction that taxationmust be seen as a contribution to the maintenance of the welfare state, not as adead-weight burden. It sets recent developments in the UK tax ratio in thecontext of changes in public spending, particularly on...

This report covers the second year of the ESRC Research Centre for Analysis ofSocial Exclusion (CASE) from October 1998 to September 1999. The year sawincreased activity and output from the previous year.The Centre’s objectives are to develop understanding within five broad areas:income...

This report summarises presentations and discussion at a seminar, organised by LSE Housingand CASE, which took place at the London School of Economics on 7th July 1998. The eventwas chaired by Professor Howard Glennerster (LSE and Chairman of STICERD), and thespeakers were Professor William...