Theorising Welfare: Enlightenment and Modern Society

by Martin O'Brien and Sue Penna

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′ 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 historical and political contexts.

  • ISBN10 1849208263
  • ISBN13 9781849208260
  • Publish Date 30 March 1998
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Sage Publications Ltd
  • Format eBook
  • Pages 256
  • Language English