The ethics of welfare: Human rights, dependency and responsibility

The book explores the extent to which rights to welfare are related to human inter—dependency on the one hand and the ethics of responsibility on the other. Its intention is to kick—start a fresh debate about the moral foundations of social policy and welfare reform.

The ethics of welfare:

explores the concepts of dependency, responsibility and rights and their significance for social citizenship;

draws together findings from a range of recent research that has investigated popular, politic...