In The Name of Liberalism: Illiberal Social Policy in the United States and Britain: Illiberal Social Policy in the USA and Britain - Softcover

King, Desmond

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ISBN 10: 0198296290 ISBN 13: 9780198296294

Verlag: Oxford University Press, 2000

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Book by King Desmond

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Críticas:

King provides a much needed corrective to unequivocal celebrations of liberal democracy in his masterly account of the development of twentieth-century social policies which clearly violate the liberal principles of equal treatment of individuals and personal freedom (Work, Employment & Society, Vol 15, No.2, 2001)

significant observations about the nature of social policy and the environment in which it is determined (Work, Employment & Society, Vol 15, No.2, 2001)

substantial and important ... well-written and informative (Work Employment & Society, Vol 15, No.2, 2001)

scrupulous historical research and careful attention to political science theory (Governance (Vol 14, 2001))

remarkably broad scope and a rich grasp of both theoretical and empirical scholarship (Journal of Political Ideologies (2001))

superb (Journal of Political Ideologies (2001))

fascinating material (Patrick Ireland, The Journal of Politics, Vol 63, Number 3)

penetrating and illuminating research ... King's study required a formidable research effort in which primary data from public records in Britain and the United States were consulted. The result is an oustanding contribution to our understanding of the liberal tradition and social policies in the two countries. (Malcolm Shaw, Democratization, Vol.8, 2001)

grounded in solid documentary research (Comparative Politics)

well-researched (Kent Worcester, Political Science Quarterly)

Reseña del editor:

Why have British and North American governments adopted illiberal social policies during this century? In the Name of Liberalism investigates examples of social policy in Britain and the United States that conflict withliberal democratic ideals. The book examines the use of eugenic arguments in the 1920s and 1930s, the use of work camps in the 1930s as a response to mass unemployment and the introduction of work-for-welfare programs since the 1980s.

The book argues that existing accounts of American and British political development neglect how illiberal social policies are intertwined in the creation of modern liberal democratic institutions. Such policies are, paradoxically, justified in terms of the liberal democratic framework itself. In the light of the books research, the author suggests that there is a need to know more about the internal workings of democracies to justify the claim that liberal democracy represents the most attractive set of political institutions.

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• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0198296290
• ISBN 13: 9780198296294
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 360