Distributional impact assessments and the record of the Coalition Government
The tyranny of numbers without interpretation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12284244 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark O’brien (0009-0006-2205-9232, University of Liverpool, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 413-429 |
| Publication date | 2016-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Social Welfare Law (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0141-8033 • E-ISSN: 1469-9621 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09649069.2016.1239350 |
| OpenAlex | W2528028847 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 9 |
This paper reflects upon the gross discrepancies between the reassurances given in 2010 by the 2010-2015 UK Coalition Government that their budget and welfare cuts would fall ‘fairly’ across the income spectrum, and the reality of what had happened by the end of that government. It asks how the ‘distributional impact assessment’ provided with the 2010 Comprehensive Spending Review could have been so wrong. In seeking to answer this question, types of systematic bias are considered along with a discussion of ‘marginality’ in assessments of impact. Drawing upon the role of ‘power’ in impact assessment, it traces the ways in which methodological assumptions can eclipse the real life effects of policies behind ‘the average’ as well as by the unfair selection of the ‘unit-of-analysis’
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| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
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