False Principles of Welfare Reform
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11228798 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert E Goodin (0000-0002-1704-5817, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 189-205 |
| Publication date | 2001-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Journal of Social Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0157-6321 • E-ISSN: 1839-4655 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/j.1839-4655.2001.tb01098.x |
| OpenAlex | W223362496 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 26 |
Welfare reform both in Australia and throughout the OECD invokes various moral principles. These are articulated in arguments about ‘consent’, on both a micro‐ and macro‐level, and the ‘mutual obligation’ that ostensibly arises from consent. There are also frankly ‘paternalistic’ arguments, whether weak or strong, to the effect that forcing people into work is good for them. A critical assessment demonstrates that none of these arguments can justify the kind of welfare reform which is currently mooted. The real aim of such reform seems instead to be simply that of ‘clearing the welfare rolls ’. This has worrying ethical consequences
Economics · Forcing (mathematics · Law and economics · Obligation · Paternalism · Political science · Positive economics · Project commissioning · Public economics · Publishing · Welfare · Welfare reform · Work (physics · Employment and Welfare Studies · Engineering · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,32 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2021 (18) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |