
Theorising Welfare
Enlightenment and Modern Society
SAGE Publications Inc (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 30. March 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-8039-8907-8 (ISBN)
Description
' 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.
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.
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`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 LancasterMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
401 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8039-8907-8 (9780803989078)
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Persons
Martin O¿Brien is a lecturer in Sociology at the University of Surrey and Sue Penna is a lecturer in Applied Social Science at Lancaster University
Content
Introduction
PART ONE: ENLIGHTENMENT AND PROGRESS
Liberalism
Marxism
PART TWO: AGAINST ENLIGHTENMENT: QUESTIONS ON POWER AND KNOWLEDGE
Neo-Liberalism
Poststructuralism
PART THREE: POST-ENLIGHTENMENT PROBLEMATICS
Political Economy
Political Ecology
Postmodernism
Critiques and Conclusion
PART ONE: ENLIGHTENMENT AND PROGRESS
Liberalism
Marxism
PART TWO: AGAINST ENLIGHTENMENT: QUESTIONS ON POWER AND KNOWLEDGE
Neo-Liberalism
Poststructuralism
PART THREE: POST-ENLIGHTENMENT PROBLEMATICS
Political Economy
Political Ecology
Postmodernism
Critiques and Conclusion