Is the Welfare State Justified?

by Daniel Shapiro

Book Overview

In this book, Daniel Shapiro argues that the dominant positions in contemporary political philosophy - egalitarianism, positive rights theory, communitarianism, and many forms of liberalism - should converge in a rejection of central welfare state institutions. He examines how major welfare institutions, such as government-financed and -administered retirement pensions, national health insurance, and programs for the needy, actually work. Comparing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521677939
• ISBN13: 9780521677936
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.6" x 8.9"