Social Welfare and Individual Responsibility

The issue of social welfare and individual responsibility has become a topic of international public debate in recent years as politicians around the world now question the legitimacy of state-funded welfare systems. The authors of this book debate the ethical merits of individual versus collective responsibility for welfare. David Schmidtz argues that social welfare policy should prepare people for responsible adulthood rather than try to make that unnecessary. Robert Goodin argues against the individualization of welfare policy and expounds the virtues of collective responsibility.

Author: David Schmidtz, Robert E. Goodin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 08/13/1998
Pages: 244
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 9.01h x 6.00w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780521564618

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