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Theorising welfare : enlightenment and modern society / Martin O'Brien and Sue Penna.

By: O'Brien, Martin, 1957-.
Contributor(s): Penna, Sue, 1949-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, 1998Description: 248 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0803989075 .Subject(s): Public welfare -- History | Welfare state -- History | Public welfare -- Philosophy | Welfare state -- PhilosophyDDC classification: 362.509
Contents:
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 conclusions.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

′ 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.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-243) and indexes.

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 conclusions.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction
  • Part 1 Enlightenment and Progress
  • Liberalism
  • Marxism
  • Part 2 Against Enlightenment: Questions On Power and Knowledge
  • Neo-Liberalism
  • Poststructuralism
  • Part 3 Post-Enlightenment Problematics
  • Political Economy
  • Political Ecology
  • Postmodernism
  • Critiques and Conclusion

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