In his article in this issue Vicente Navarro augments his presentation on the global nature of the crisis of social welfare under capitalism with a financial summary of the Reagan budget (for fiscal year 1981/82). This article adds additional flesh to Navarro's discussion through an examination of some of the critical details as well as wider implications of the Reagan budget, particularly as it affects recipients of social welfare programmes for the coming period
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William E. Connolly, 'The politics of reindustrialisation ', Democracy, July 1981, pp.9-21.
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For a detailed analysis of welfare measures see David Hsieh, Fiscal Measures for Poverty Alleviation in the United States, Geneva: International Labour Office1979.
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For the origins of Proposition 13 and its wider ramifications, see Richard Kuttner, Revolt of the Haves: Tax Rebellions and Hard Times, New York: Simon and Shushter1980 .
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For this argument see Robert L Heilbroner, 'The demand for the supply side', New York Review of Books, 17 March 1981, pp.37-41.
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