Law in a Complex State : Complexity in the Law and Structure of Welfare (Paperback)

1 Complexity and Welfare I. Introduction II. Law and the Goals of Welfare III. Social Security, Fundamental Rights and the Citizen IV. The Problem of Complexity V. The Policy Context: Simplifying Welfare VI. Analysing Complexity VII. Conclusion 2 The Design, Structure and Management of the Welfare System I. Introduction II. Design III. 'Extrinsic Complexity' IV. Management of Welfare V. Conclusion 3 Rules and the Measurement of Complexity I. Introduction II. Complex Rules III. Measuring Complexity? IV. Conclusion 4 Claims and Their Administration I. Introduction II. Take-Up and Claims III. Administration of Claims IV. Conclusion 5 Challenges to Decisions I. Introduction II. Revision and Supersession III. Alternative Dispute Resolution? IV. Appeals in the First-Tier Tribunal V. The Upper Tribunal and Beyond VI. Conclusion 6 Obligations of Benefit Recipients I. Introduction II. The Relationship between a Benefit Recipient and the State III. Managing the Relationship: Incapacity for Work IV. Conclusion 7 Welfare Complexity in the International Context I. Introduction II. 'A Maze of Provisions . . .': Social Security Law and Welfare Provision in Australia III. New Zealand's Major Welfare Reform Programme IV. Germany: The Sozialgesetzbuch V. Sweden: Codifying Social Insurance Law and Reforming Sickness Benefits VI. Simplification Tendencies Elsewhere VII. Conclusion 8 Conclusion: The Complex State of Welfare I. Defending Complexity II. Trade-Offs III. Basic Income? IV. The Claimant V. The Law and Its Role VI. Danger Ahead?