 | Freedom and the Welfare State Subjects: Health and Social Care; Humanities; Development Studies Environment Social Work Urban Studies; Social Sciences; Social Work and Social Policy; Sociology & Social Policy; Philosophy; Sociology; Criminology and Criminal Justice; Ethics Philosophy; Social & Political Theory; Social Policy; Sociology of Work & Industry; Sentencing and Punishment; Social Inequality; Originally published in 1976, Freedom and the Welfare State , critiques the Welfare State in Britain and analyses the relationship between freedom and welfare. The book considers philosophical, literary and political expressions of the ideals of liberty, and relates them to present-day issues in social policy and the social services. It tackles the major questions emerging in the current welfare debate such as, does state assistance destroy individual initiative and independence and, are welfare institutions agencies of social control which reinforce the dominant economic order? |
