Freedom and the Welfare State: Theoretical Foundations
- 1 April 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Social Policy
- Vol. 11 (2) , 149-176
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0047279400011648
Abstract
This essay critically assesses nine claims concerning freedom and the welfare state, the latter defined narrowly and the former broadly. On balance, the findings favour the welfare state. Allegations concerning its negative impact on freedom, where true, are contingently rather than inherently so. The positive impacts are more clearcut, and work to the benefit of citizens as a whole in addition to welfare recipients themselves.Keywords
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