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Theory of Welfare

1991
According to John Moore, Secretary of State for Social Services, human happiness is enhanced by government policies that help people ‘to be independent, to use their talents, to take care of their families and to achieve things on their own’. (Speech quoted in The Guardian, 2 October 1987.)
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Welfare Theory

1999
Abstract I think A Critique advanced four ideas of some importance. First, it grounded welfare economics on individual choice. Using Occam’s razor, it showed that the theory was based on the value judgement that a person was better off in one situation than in another if the former could be said to have been chosen rather than the ...
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Theories of the Welfare State

Social Service Review, 1989
This article reviews the major modern theories of the welfare state. Beginning with the predominantly liberal ideological consensus of the 1960s, it shows how that consensus fragmented into theories of the right, center, and left. The strengths and weaknesses of each of these perspectives are analyzed.
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Welfare Theory and Development

2011
PART 1: WELFARE THEORY Concepts and Issues The Welfare State in Historical Perspective - Asa Briggs Remembering and Rethinking the Social Divisions of Welfare: 50 years on - Kirk Mann Common Goals but Different Roles: The state's contribution to the welfare mix - Richard Rose Reasons for Welfare - Robert Goodin, Bruce Headey, Ruud Muffels and Henk-Jan ...
Pete Alcock, Martin Powell
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New Theories of Welfare

2005
Preface and Acknowledgements.- List of Figures.- Introduction.- Modern Conservatism vs. Social Democracy.- The New Radicalisms.- Agency, Community & Class.- Insecurities.- Information & Society.- Genes & Environments.- Social Psychologies, Emotions & Bodies.- Governance, Crime & Surveillance.- Culture & Media.- Conclusion.- References.- Index.
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Welfarism in moral theory

Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 1996
(1996). Welfarism in moral theory. Australasian Journal of Philosophy: Vol. 74, No. 4, pp. 598-613.
Andrew Moore, Roger Crisp
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Theories of Welfare Economics

Journal of Political Economy, 1950
FROM its inception, economics has been oriented toward questions of public policy; the economist's sermons have almost always been aimed at the behavior of governments rather than at that of individuals. For this reason economic tracts have, of necessity, been couched in terms of the "public good" and therefore contained welfare analysis.
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A Theory of Social Welfare

Social Work, 1989
LITTLE ATTENTION has been directed at the development of a theory of social welfare. Most literature that describes the application of social work theory focuses on social ad ministration and social policy—often called "macro phenomena." Social ad ministration theory tends to derive from sociology and social psychology and have little relevance for ...
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The Tension Theory of Welfare

1987
An attempt to deal with individual welfare functions seems appropriate in this volume. As early as 1951, Arrow summarized some other scholars’ views on individual welfare functions (Arrow 1951, p. 5). In contrast with Arrow’s pathbreaking theoretical work, this chapter will deal with some attempts to empirically specify individual welfare functions ...
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