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Some Reflections on Clifford’s "The War on Disabled People": Capitalism, Welfare and the Making of a Human Catastrophe

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  • Giuliana Parodi

    (Former Professor at the Università "G. d’Annunzio" di Chieti-Pescara, Pescara)

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The review of the book by Ellen Clifford The War on Disabled People (2020), focussing on the UK, prompts reflections on other recently published books on disability, i.e. Ryan’s Crippled (2019), again on the UK, Cullinan and others (2015) The Economics of Disability, on Ireland, and Agovino and others (2020) Aspetti Socioeconomici della disabilità : lavoro, reddito e politiche, about Italy. Despite the very different contexts and methodology of analysis, the findings of these books consistently show the inferior position of disabled people in western societies with respect to the labour market, income levels and risk of poverty. This situation has been exacerbated by the austerity imposed after the 2008 crisis, both financially and in terms of reduced services provided by local authorities. These results appear to confirm the view that the inferior situation of disabled people points to a systemic social problem, which only a deep transformative process can alter.

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  • Giuliana Parodi, 2022. "Some Reflections on Clifford’s "The War on Disabled People": Capitalism, Welfare and the Making of a Human Catastrophe," Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Sociali, Vita e Pensiero, Pubblicazioni dell'Universita' Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, vol. 130(2), pages 211-222.
    • Handle: RePEc:vep:journl:y:2022:v:130:i:2:p:211-222
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    Keywords

    Disability; Public finance; Poverty;
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    JEL classification:

    • J14 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of the Elderly; Economics of the Handicapped; Non-Labor Market Discrimination
    • H53 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs
    • H75 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Government: Health, Education, and Welfare
    • Z18 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Public Policy

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