In the Name of Liberalism: Illiberal Social Policy in the United States and Britain

ISBN-13: 9780198296294 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 360 str.

Desmond King

Opis

This book investigates examples of social policy in Britain and the United States that conflict with liberal democratic ideals. It examines the use of eugenic arguments in the 1920s and 1930s, the use of work camps in the 1930s, and the introduction of work-for-welfare programs since the 1980s. The author argues that government accommodation of illiberal policies are a paradox of a liberal democratic framework.

Recenzje

'Welfare to Work' is just one of several case studies used by Desmond King in this scholarly account of how seemingly liberal western democracies slip easily into 'illiberal' social policies targeted at certain of their citizens. The sweep and scope of King's book is wide as we might expect from a distinguished academic researcher. THe book is thoroughly researched, elegantly written, and acts as a useful source book for further study. Is it of value to social workers or social work students? Unquestionably yes. This book should be compulsory reading for those social work students each year... who when asked in a seminar what they would do in a given situation, simply reply 'At this point I'd ask my team leader'

O autorze

Desmond King is a Professor of Politics and a Fellow of St John's College, Oxford.