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Democracy and the Welfare State
Amy Gutmann (Ed.)
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Description for Democracy and the Welfare State
Paperback. Explores the moral foundations and the political prospects of the welfare state in the United States. This volume confronts powerful criticisms that have been leveled against the welfare state by conservatives, liberals, and radicals and suggests reforms in welfare state programs that might meet these criticisms. Editor(s): Gutmann, Amy. Series: Studies from the Project on the Federal Social Role. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
The essays in this volume explore the moral foundations and the political prospects of the welfare state in the United States. Among the questions addressed are the following: Has public support for the welfare state faded? Can a democratic state provide welfare without producing dependency on welfare? Is a capitalist (or socialist) economy consistent with the preservation of equal liberty and equal opportunity for all citizens? Why and in what ways does the welfare state discriminate against women? Can we justify limiting immigration for the sake of safeguarding the welfare of Americans? How can elementary and secondary education be distributed ... Read more
The essays in this volume explore the moral foundations and the political prospects of the welfare state in the United States. Among the questions addressed are the following: Has public support for the welfare state faded? Can a democratic state provide welfare without producing dependency on welfare? Is a capitalist (or socialist) economy consistent with the preservation of equal liberty and equal opportunity for all citizens? Why and in what ways does the welfare state discriminate against women? Can we justify limiting immigration for the sake of safeguarding the welfare of Americans? How can elementary and secondary education be distributed ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
Studies from the Project on the Federal Social Role
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691022758
SKU
V9780691022758
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Reviews for Democracy and the Welfare State
"The welfare state is on the ideological defensive, especially in the United States and the United Kingdom... [This] volume is stimulating and informative and should be of interest to normative theorists and social scientists in general."
Economics and Philosophy
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