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From: "Paul Spicker" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 11:54 AM
Subject: The Welfare State: A General Theory
> I'm writing to let people know about my new book, recently published by
> Sage.
>
> THE WELFARE STATE: A GENERAL THEORY.
>
> The book argues that social welfare provision is an extension of the
social
> relationships which lead people to
> help each other. The argument is laid out as a structured series of
> propositions. (This page only outlines the first two levels.)
>
> Part 1, "People and Society", deals with the obligations which people have
> to each other, both individually and in groups.
>
> I. People live in society, and have obligations to each other.
> I.1 People live in society.
> I.2 Social relationships are patterned and structured.
> I.3 Within social networks, people have obligations to help each
other.
> I.4 People and communities have to act morally.
>
> Part 2, "Welfare", goes on to consider the factors which lead people to
> develop systems of social protection.
>
> II. Welfare is obtained and maintained through social action.
> II.1 People have needs, which require a social response.
> II.2 People have economic and social rights.
> II.3 Social protection is necessary to secure welfare.
> II.4 Welfare implies redistribution.
>
> Part 3, "The State and Welfare", introduces the idea of the state as a
> means of realising the kinds of policy implied by the earlier arguments.
>
> III. The welfare state is a means of promoting and maintaining welfare in
> society.
> III.1 "Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for
human
> wants."
> III.2 The welfare states provide social protection.
> III.3 Welfare is promoted and maintained through social policy.
> III.4 The welfare states have a wide range of options through which
> social policies can be pursued, but they can be assessed by common
criteria.
>
> The publication details are::
>
> ISBN Hardback 0761967044 2000 £ 49.00
> ISBN Paperback 0761967052 2000 £ 16.99
>
> Fuller details can be found on the Sage website at
> http://www.sagepub.co.uk/shopping/Detail.asp?id=10383
>
> Apologies for any cross-posting.
>
> Paul Spicker
> University of Dundee
> Dundee DD1 4HN
> Scotland
>
> Tel: + 44 1382 344929
> Fax: + 44 1382 344675
>
> Website: http://www.dundee.ac.uk/politics/socialpolicy
>
> .
>
>
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