Beschreibung:
Originally published in 1976, Freedom and the Welfare State, critiques the Welfare State in Britain and analyses the relationship between freedom and welfare.
Acknowledgements 1. Three Traditions Part I: Freedom 2. Liberty and Liberation 3. The True Nature of `the Social Being¿ 4. `Alternative Realities¿ 5. Freedom and Social Control 6. `Perfect Respectfulness¿ and `Painful Nearness¿ 7. The Ethics of Intervention Part II: Intervention 8. Flattery and Dumb Service 9. The Origins of Social Engineering 10. Two Concepts of Welfare 11. Punishment, Treatment and Control 12. Citizenship and Social Work Part III: A Welfare Society 13. Family ¿ Support or Suppression? 14. Work: An Essential Characteristic of Man? 15. `A Decent and Secure Life¿ Notes