Theorising Welfare: Enlightenment and Modern Society / Edition 1

by Martin O'Brien, Sue Penna

Overview

'Theorising Welfare is very well written and painstakingly clear. It is an accessible and original textbook on the welfare state and the idea of welfare. There is nothing available like it in terms of its scope and intellectual sweep' - Scott Lash, University of Lancaster

There are many interpretations of welfare and welfare states, each providing insights into different aspects of welfare and pointing to different possibilities for its future. Theorising Welfare provides a guide to these debates through an examination of seven theoretical perspectives - liberalism, Marxism, neo-liberalism, post-structuralism, political economy, political ecology and postmodernism - situating them within their histor

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780803989078
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	05/21/1998
Series:	Policy Studies Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.55(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction
PART ONE: ENLIGHTENMENT AND PROGRESS
Liberalism
Marxism
PART TWO: AGAINST ENLIGHTENMENT: QUESTIONS ON POWER AND KNOWLEDGE
Neo-Liberalism
Poststructuralism
PART THREE: POST-ENLIGHTENMENT PROBLEMATICS
Political Economy
Political Ecology
Postmodernism
Critiques and Conclusion

Editorial Reviews

‘Very well written and painstakingly clear. It is an accessible and original textbook on the welfare state and the idea of welfare. There is nothing available like it in terms of its scope and intellectual sweep' - Scott Lash, University of Lancaster

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