The ethics of welfare by Hartley Dean

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The ethics of welfare by Hartley Dean

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Summary

Britain's New Labour government claims to support the cause of human rights. At the same time, it claims that we can have no rights without responsibility and that dependency on the state is irresponsible. The ethics of welfare offers a critique of this paradox and discusses the ethical conundrum it implies for the future of social welfare.

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The ethics of welfare by Hartley Dean

The book explores the extent to which rights to welfare are related to human inter-dependency on the one hand and the ethics of responsibility on the other. Its intention is to kick-start a fresh debate about the moral foundations of social policy and welfare reform. The ethics of welfare: explores the concepts of dependency, responsibility and rights and their significance for social citizenship; draws together findings from a range of recent research that has investigated popular, political, welfare provider and welfare user discourses; discusses, in a UK context, the relevance of the recent Human Rights Act for social policy; presents arguments in favour of a human rights based approach to social welfare. The book is essential reading for anyone concerned about the future of welfare. It is aimed at students and academics in social policy, social work, sociology, politics and law. It will also interest policy makers and welfare professionals, particularly those concerned with welfare benefits and social care.

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"Although essentially this is an academic book, it would be of help to anyone working in welfare or benefits provision or social services" Community Care
"A stimulating contribution to the debate about the rights and obligations of citizenship." Alan Deacon, Department of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Leeds
Hartley Dean is a former welfare rights worker, now a lecturer in Social Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
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ISBN 13 9781861345622
ISBN 10 1861345623
Title The ethics of welfare
Author Hartley Dean
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Policy Press
Year published 2004-03-24
Number of pages 224
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.