Social Sciences - General & Miscellaneous, Social Services & Welfare, Psychology - Theory, History & Research, Politics & Government - General & Miscellaneous
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Overview
The subject of human nature has recently returned to the center of welfare debate in Britain, with prime ministers, politicians, and academics addressing the effects of social policy on individual character and morality. This book offers the first serious examination of ideas on human nature and motivation in 20th-century welfare. It examines their role in the writings of major social democratic and neo-liberal thinkers shaping the development of social policy. The book also examines alternative ideas about human nature in Marxist and feminist thought and considers their potential for contributing towards new approaches to welfare.Editorials
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This book offers an examination of the ideas about human nature and motivation in 20th-century English social policy. It focuses specifically on social democratic, neo-liberal, and mutualist ideas in mainstream welfare policy. Marxist and feminist alternatives are also considered. Attention is given to the current reappraisal of welfare and human needs as the result of economic globalization. Each chapter provides an account of the human nature discourses of each intellectual movement, noting central ideas and tensions in each discourse and their influence on social policy. Hewitt teaches social policy at the University of Hertfordshire, UK. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
June 6, 2000
Publisher
Houndmills [England] : Macmillan Press ; 2000.
Pages
210
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780333803059