Freedom For The Poor: Welfare And The Foundations Of Democratic Citizenship

by Timothy J. Gaffaney

Overview

A compelling examination of the meanings of citizenship and their relationship with the question of public welfare provision in the United States today. Public debates on the question of public assistance in the United States reflect long-standing disputes within liberal democratic theory on the meanings of liberty, equality, and citizenship. In Fr

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780429721694
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/11/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	210
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Gaffaney, Timothy J.

Table of Contents

Introduction -- Liberal Citizenship and the Critique of Welfare -- Bentham on Utility and Poverty Relief -- The New Right and Market Citizenship -- Liberal Citizenship and the Basis of Welfare -- T. H. Green on Freedom and the Common Good -- Citizenship and the Right to Welfare -- Freedom, Poverty, and Democratic Citizenship -- Autonomy and Participation -- Citizenship and Welfare Provision -- Conclusion