PLCP 3120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Glib, Potential Output
13 Dec 2017
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It"s a burden (von hayek: right and benefit of citizenship in welfare society (marshall and titmuss) Is the redistributive element of the welfare state necessary: parks, museums, etc. are fine but welfare is unnecessary (von hayek, there should be a minimum standard of living (marshall) Theory of desert - society has to make up for the disservices that progress has created. It"s tax funded but alleviates devastation of accidents: titmuss. Study finds that suicide varies by place and religion. Suicide more common in urban than rural areas. Catholics and jews kill themselves less than protestants. Social ties are stronger in rural areas, they have a stable sense of identity. If we didn"t have the division of labor, we would all have to make our own food, clean everything, etc. but instead someone gets to be a teacher or a politician, etc.
