According to many politicians, removing benefits is necessary to compel the unemployed to work even if their children suffer as a consequence. What’s the origin of this idea? Listen to a recorded audio version of this article courtesy of curio.io.
Governments’ obsession with cost-effectiveness is supposed to increase the impact of public spending. In reality it’s used to justify decisions in times of austerity, while pumping scarce resources into an industry of consultants.
