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Britain's publicly funded health care system, duct tape wallets for sale although the efficiency is not high, but fair enough, is the designer behind Richard Titmuss (Richard Titmuss), the other hand, our health care reform, only some targets and frameworks, but sociology behind and lacking economic theory has paid, in other words the lack of top-level design, in fact, not only is health care reform, duct tape wallets for sale an important reason for our entire reform duct tape wallets for sale stalled now is the lack of theoretical support, only reduced palette of vested interests. By following triple Week article, we take a look at Titmuss it.
Fiona reminds us, wrote the author of this text, after three months, it will because of lung cancer and died. As the London School of Economics (London School duct tape wallets for sale of Economics, called LSE) Department of Social Administration, Titmuss almost single-handedly designed duct tape wallets for sale the British National Health Service, "World War II" after the (National Health Service, referred to as the NHS) system. But according to this totally free, for everyone, does not distinguish between duct tape wallets for sale the economic status duct tape wallets for sale of the patient's health care system, when he was sick, he must and ordinary housewives, duct tape wallets for sale disabled veterans and penniless immigrants (at that time, from the West Indies Immigrants Islands almost at the bottom of British society, subject to all kinds of discrimination), like waiting in line to receive the same medical services, without any shortcuts.
After that, my understanding of Titmuss gradually increased. I know he was born poor, after 14 years there is no any formal schooling. In 1926, his father - the most common duct tape wallets for sale kind of rural southern England, but the diligent but always seemed a little luck owed to small farmers - died, leaving large debts. To pay off debts, mother care relationship Titmuss duct tape wallets for sale put this body frail but learned a few months accounting, can be counted on to write two sons to work for an insurance company in London. In this bustling metropolis with dirty coexist, Titmuss in the same company than ten years, conscientious, diligent work, pay, promotion, and numerous outsiders a dream carries London, leading to the production class road running. Until he met Catherine Miller (Kathleen Miller), his future wife, a social worker to provide relief services to London's unemployed.
In his wife's encouragement and guidance, Titmuss began to focus on social issues. Insurance companies continue to work during the day, at night and on weekends, he will be sensitive to the character and passion statistics combine research duct tape wallets for sale social problems. 1938, Titmuss published his first book "Poverty and Population" duct tape wallets for sale (Poverty and Population); 4 years later, he published a co-authored with his wife, "parent revolt" (Parents Revolt). Through the analysis of the UK population statistics, Titmuss pointed out that social changes brought about by the structure of the industrial revolution, so that childbirth and child-rearing duct tape wallets for sale families become quite worthwhile thing. This aspect makes a significant reduction in the overall birth rate in industrialized countries on the one hand, lie in those impoverished families caught in the cycle of vicious circle. Because of malnutrition, duct tape wallets for sale poor growth environment, can not afford duct tape wallets for sale education, spouse narrow, poor children are more likely to inbreeding, a higher risk of mental illness, thus easier to juvenile delinquency or long-term unemployment. If the state does not make a difference, it will face a series of social and economic problems caused by population and poverty.
A series of publications and research findings gradually Titmuss won reputation in academic circles in London. He and Fabian (Fabian Society) representative Webb (Sidney duct tape wallets for sale and Beatrice Webb), Tony (Richard Tawney) ideologically closer duct tape wallets for sale and closer, and in 1950 was an exception there Fabian stronghold known as the London School of Economics appointed professor of social administration department record. Since then, he died of cancer in 1973, as an interim Fabian Society representatives, Titmuss published a series of books on social policy and welfare system, trained many in the field of prominent scholars and social workers. But more importantly, he repeatedly employed by or under the auspices of various expert committees joined the Labour government's public welfare policy, to exert influence on the government budget decisions. One of the most representative, is almost entirely in accordance with the idea that he and other members of the Fabian Society to implement the British National Health Service system.
Titmuss information about the accumulation of the more, the more I feel ashamed. Why I have not heard of him? Obviously, I should have known this person. His concern is precisely duct tape wallets for sale the problem for so many years really got me tangled loss, battling the problem. I have read many books of Public Health and Community Medicine, and Titmuss was one of the founders of the discipline of social medicine recognized. I even quoted him saying: "easier to keep the rich than the poor health of decent, but not enough to measure individual moral and political principles lice is not a political animal - it is the salt of the earth who do not care who are the dregs of society. "But his name is so strange - at least, compared to Hayek (Friedrich Hayek) is concerned. For this and Titmuss inextricably linked to contemporary scholars, I and many others, should be familiar with much more.
1950, 43-year-old at the London School of Economics Titmuss took office, he was spirited to spread about the welfare state, duct tape wallets for sale when the concept of social security, larger than his 8-year-old Hayek are sadly packed up, went to the other side of the Atlantic University of Chicago. While in 1931 became professor at the London School of Economics, Hayek in this college has been not very proud, or even open to students rely on tutorials to make money. Fortunately, though people left England still lingering influence still lingers. 1955, Hayek's admirers, a successful businessman Anthony Fisher (Antony Fisher) funded the establishment of the Economic Research Institute in London Affairs (Institute of Economic Affairs, referred IEA), and gathered a group to pursue Hayek "economic liberalism" scholar.
Interestingly, although the subsequent half a century of debate between Hayek and Keynes is well known, but the same as the British Liberal Party (Liberal) a pulse factions, can only be regarded as an internal contradictions among the people. Indeed, from the mid 1950s to the mid-1970s, as a "neo-liberal" Economic Research duct tape wallets for sale Service (Neo-Liberalism) representatives still be another war - and as Labour (Labour) think tank in London the enemy war School duct tape wallets for sale of Economics. Late Titmuss most important book "gift relationship: from human blood to social duct tape wallets for sale policy" (The Gift Relationship: From Human Blood to Social duct tape wallets for sale Policy), is to invest in the debate Hayek camp bombshell. duct tape wallets for sale In this book, Titmuss proudly show off blood donation system under the British National Health Service in relation to the United States market-based system of paid blood donors of various strengths. Although he and Hayek graciously rarely mention each other in their writings, but who have some understanding of this history, it is easy to see, Hayek in "liberal order principle" (The Constitution of Liberty ) in the chapter on social security in a sharp criticism of the British National Health Service system, one point Titmuss, while Titmuss referenced in many articles in Wilde's famous quote, "know the price of everything, but do not know Their value "to be ironic," economists "have Hayek's figure.
I always have a good impression of economists, can be traced back to many years ago. Can not sleep at night, pick up Mankiw's "Principles of Economics" looking, looking at those charts formulas, know there is a group of people full of wisdom rational beings calculated with the help of a shortcut leading to the Brave New World, seems to be the status quo for the confusion and uncertain future a little too much to grasp. I also like Hayek, although older, have reservations about his extreme, but blood surging early reading "The Road to Serfdom," when, still fresh. Freedom is wonderful, how totalitarian terror, the ability should be rewarded in the market and fair competition worthy of praise. Is not it?
Although each narrator's point of view is different, but all recognized that Titmuss had a similar system for the welfare of religious fanaticism. He firmly believes that the social welfare system is able to re-allocate resources in order to eliminate injustice and inequality; human altruism his confidence that a good system can allow people to become selfless, fraternity; he hated the social services market and private of the proposal, depending on their personal financial situation to provide benefits based advocate for the scourge, insisted that the welfare services must be accessible to everyone, and not have a choice.
Faced with the British National Health Service budget was growing reality, many economists have suggested that it should only provide reasonable benefits to those in genuine need, to avoid waste, to avoid contributing to laziness and mediocrity, to prevent excessive welfare spending the impact of economic development, while allowing people who can afford duct tape wallets for sale to pay through the market to solve the health care, education and housing needs, so as to enhance the competitiveness of society as a whole. These views may sound so reasonable, however, elected to many social policy essay Reading "welfare state and welfare society" (Welfare State and Welfare Society), the answer is given Titmuss "welfare must is wasted "(Welfare Has to be" Wasteful "). His definition of freedom is guaranteed by the system everyone can freely selfless devotion to others. Faced with a "loser" Those in society, Titmuss believes duct tape wallets for sale universalism alone is not enough, but also exceptionally duct tape wallets for sale be inclined to assist, otherwise, the welfare society duct tape wallets for sale would be impossible.
April 6, 1973, Titmuss's death. duct tape wallets for sale Britain was engaged in the welfare system, another authoritative research sociologist Marshall (TH Marshall) in the "British Journal of Sociology," published eulogy, implicitly writes: "(Titmuss) left us his touching unquestionable faith, as well as a rich reservoir of ideas for future research. As Edmund Leach says in his book review, the anthropological research duct tape wallets for sale Titmuss's perhaps a bit unreliable, but his personal moral rock solid . "Marshall Leach mentioned, is an anthropologist, sociologist, but in the end wrote sociologist commemorative article suddenly plug such a sentence, fine consider the characteristics of the British, it is worth pondering. After a year, for 20 years, was described as a polemic Titmuss "Economics and Sociology duct tape wallets for sale person who" (Economic Man: Social Man) between the turning point. Institute of Economic Affairs published a "charity of Economics" (The Economics of Charity), duct tape wallets for sale almost point by point on Titmuss be refuted in the "gift relationship," a book of arguments and arguments. A few months later, Hayek won the Nobel Prize in economics.
But the most important thing is, not long before Margaret Thatcher will be affected by Hayek came to power, one iron fist policy that is being Titmuss hated privatization, marketization. Textbooks, draw a conclusion: the late 1970s, the welfare state policies duct tape wallets for sale of bankruptcy, the neoliberal tunes. From Western countries to developing countries in Asia, Africa, all believe that line. Like Margaret Thatcher duct tape wallets for sale said, "there is no society, only individuals and their families," everyone each country should seek to develop freely. It turns out that 30 years, increasing wealth, material wealth, happy. duct tape wallets for sale Who Titmuss that set it? Even if he re-noble, self-sacrificing and then, for me, what are the benefits?
The next seminar hall, talking with Fiona, if Titmuss way of thinking still implemented in the use of state power, I'm afraid, I did not have a chance to sit opposite her discussion Titmuss with her. According to my background, I'm probably not in a remote rural farm in Sichuan duck, is a small city in northeastern factories producing motor. How many people went through many generations of sweat tears, we have such riches of freedom and prosperity, and consequent expect a greater degree of freedom duct tape wallets for sale and self-realization. duct tape wallets for sale Why should we go back? Why, to go Fannong Titmuss that has been gathering dust in a pile of paper thinking?
Then, one by one got Titmuss's book from the library. The electronic version is simply hopeless. 1970 edition of the "gift relationship", 1976 edition of the "dedication welfare" (Commitment to Welfare), 1985 edition of "parental revolt" and "fertility, poverty and wealth," the collection, 1987 edition of the "philosophy of welfare," has is in this city can be plundered to the latest version. Placed in the desk, without exception, exudes the smell of dust and mold, can not help but want to sneeze when opened, as if to remind them how not belong to this era.
Return to the text, put aside those you come to me to find flaws in the game, and sure enough, everything seemed calm, there is because there are a lot of fruit. Titmuss text, good-looking, and look good. Obviously, he has with other members of the Fabian Society - including George Bernard Shaw - the same graceful style: simple and clean, Arts and clear, just out of which some are catchy, but not playing flashy skills. As his biographer Jim Kincaid (Jim Kincaid) said, Titmuss's work is not only a classic of sociology, but also a model of English literature.
1955's "social division of labor welfare: some thoughts about seeking fair" (The Social Division of Welfare: Some Reflections on the Search for Equity) is 蒂特马