Marc Robinson Blog

No, Increasing Poverty and Precarity Won’t Force Spending…

- April 29, 2020April 26, 2020 - Marc Robinson comment

There are many who think that income support – welfare benefits such as unemployment benefits, income supplements and tax credits for the working poor, and child benefits – is a key area where governments will…

Government Expenditure / Health Care

Health Care: The Biggest Growth Area

- April 28, 2020April 29, 2020 - Marc Robinson comment

By far the most important reason why government expenditure can be expected to increase greatly over coming decades is growing health expenditure. There are strong grounds to expect that government health expenditure will grow by…

Climate Change / Government Expenditure / Health Care / Infrastructure

Why Government Will Get Bigger

- April 25, 2020August 3, 2020 - Marc Robinson comment

Government spending has dramatically increased everywhere in response to the coronavirus pandemic and the savage recession which it has triggered. In the wake of this, the debate about the size of the state has gained…