Political Philosophy and Social Welfare (Routledge Revivals)

<p>This re-issued work first published in 1980 represents a work of normative political philosophy which argues positively for the centrality of the obligation to meet the various demands of social need in our society and will be of particular interest to students of politics philosophy social politics and administration.</p><p>Bringing the insights of analytical Political Philosophy to bear on the issues of social welfare and welfare provision the authors discuss such issues as the basis of the sense of stigma involved in the receipt of welfare benefits the <em>right</em> of welfare and the concepts of ‘community’.</p>