Beyond Entitlement
the Social Obligations of Citizenship
Published on 30. June 2008
324 pages
978-1-4391-1957-0 (ISBN)
Description
Mead's timely and closely reasoned analysis makes a strong intellectual and moral case for a more authoritative welfare policy.
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Lawrence M. Mead is Professor of Politics and Public Policy at New York University.
Content
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 The Problem of Obligation in Social Policy
- 2 Functioning The New Shape of the Social Problem
- 3 Functioning Ignored Permissive Programs
- 4 Why Work Must Be Enforced
- 5 The Work Issue Defeats Welfare Reform
- 6 Federal Work Tests Weakness and Potential
- 7 Welfare Work A Closer Look
- 8 Why Washington Has Not Set Standards
- 9 Attitudes Against Obligation
- 10 The Civic Conception
- 11 The Common Obligations
- Congressional Materials and Abbreviations
- Notes
- Index
