02046mam a2200349 a 4500 2381175 BD-DhUL 20160602145658.0 980325s1999 mnu b 001 0 eng 98017007 0816632243 (hc : alk. paper) 0816632251 (pb : alk. paper) (OCoLC)ocm38879304 (NNC)2381175 DLC DLC OrLoB-B BD-DhUL HV51 .B37 1999 361 21 BAW Barry, Norman P. Welfare / Norman P. Barry. Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c1999. ix, 155 p. : 23 cm. Concepts in social thought Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-151) and index. 1. The Idea of Welfare in Political Thought -- 2. Utilitarianism and the Origins of Welfare Philosophy -- 3. Anti-individualism: From the Minimal State to the Welfare State -- 4. Liberal Political Economy and Welfare -- 5. The Critique of Individualism and the Ethics of Welfare -- 6. Justice, Equality and Welfare -- 7. Welfare, the Welfare State and Politics -- 8. Welfare: A Postscript. "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. Public welfare. Welfare state. Concepts in social thought. AUTH TOC ddc BK 75476 75476 0 0 ddc 0 361_000000000000000_BAW 0 NFIC 128089 DUL DUL GEN 2016-06-02 Gift 361 BAW 427667 2016-06-02 1 2016-06-02 BK