Welfare / Norman P. Barry. Barry, Norman P. Public welfare. Welfare state. HV51 .B37 1999 361 21 BAW Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-151) and index. "This is the second edition of a well-established study of perhaps the most controversial and contested concept in the social sciences. The book traces the historical origins of welfare to eighteenth-century sources in moral and social philosophy and shows how, in the evolution of the concept, doctrines of welfare have been associated with a variety of social philosophies, including utilitarianism, rights, individualism and collectivism."--BOOK JACKET. "The result is a well-rounded text for students of politics, sociology and social policy, and an essential reference for researchers as well as those with a wider interest in the welfare state."--BOOK JACKET. Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c1999. c1999. 1999 Text ix, 155 p. : eng Concepts in social thought Concepts in social thought.