Welfare Justice: Restoring Social Equity

by Neil Gilbert

Book Overview

Over the past several decades the welfare state has become increasingly unfair, says Neil Gilbert in this fresh and provocative book. He analyzes some critical developments: traditional welfare arrangements have failed to accommodate the changing character of family life and gender equality; groups identifying themselves as victims (feminists, gays, disabled people, older people, and others) have increasingly demanded new social rights while ignoring...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300070608
• ISBN13: 9780300070606
• Release Date: February 1997
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.2"