Democracy and the Welfare State: 1 (Studies from the Project on the Federal Social Role) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0691022755 ISBN 13: 9780691022758

Publisher: Princeton University Press, 1988

Synopsis

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 consistently with democratic values? The 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.


The contributors are Joseph H. Carens, Jon Elster, Robert K. Fullinwider, Amy Gutmann, Jennifer L. Hochschild, Stanley Kelley, Jr., Richard Krouse, Michael McPherson, J. Donald Moon, Carole Pateman, Dennis Thompson, and Michael Walzer.

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The essays in this volume explore the moral foundations and the political prospects of the welfare state in the United States.

Edition details

• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Publication date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0691022755
• ISBN 13: 9780691022758
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304
• Editor: Gutmann Amy