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Barry, Norman P.

Welfare / Norman P. Barry. - Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c1999. - ix, 155 p. : 23 cm. - Concepts in social thought . - Concepts in social thought. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-151) and index.

The Idea of Welfare in Political Thought -- Utilitarianism and the Origins of Welfare Philosophy -- Anti-individualism: From the Minimal State to the Welfare State -- Liberal Political Economy and Welfare -- The Critique of Individualism and the Ethics of Welfare -- Justice, Equality and Welfare -- Welfare, the Welfare State and Politics -- Welfare: A Postscript. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

"This is the second edition of a well-established study of perhaps the most controversial and contested concept in the social sciences. The book traces the historical origins of welfare to eighteenth-century sources in moral and social philosophy and shows how, in the evolution of the concept, doctrines of welfare have been associated with a variety of social philosophies, including utilitarianism, rights, individualism and collectivism."--BOOK JACKET. "The result is a well-rounded text for students of politics, sociology and social policy, and an essential reference for researchers as well as those with a wider interest in the welfare state."--BOOK JACKET.

0816632243 (hc : alk. paper) 0816632251 (pb : alk. paper)

98017007


Public welfare.
Welfare state.

HV51 / .B37 1999

361 / BAW
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