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Welfare and Human Nature

The Human Subject in Twentieth-Century Social Politics

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  • © 2000

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  1. Martin Hewitt

    1. University of Hertfordshire, UK

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Martin Hewitt
      Pages 1-18

  3. Mainstream Traditions in Social Policy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-28
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    2. Social Democracy and Human Nature

      • Martin Hewitt
      Pages 29-46

    3. Equality and Difference in the Postwar Years

      • Martin Hewitt
      Pages 47-73

    4. Human Nature and the Right

      • Martin Hewitt
      Pages 74-102

  4. Critical Perspectives on Human Nature

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-104
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    2. Marx and Human Nature

      • Martin Hewitt
      Pages 105-117

    3. Marxism, Human Nature and Need

      • Martin Hewitt
      Pages 118-138

    4. Feminism, the Politics of Recognition and Social Policy

      • Martin Hewitt
      Pages 139-162

    5. Conclusion

      • Martin Hewitt
      Pages 163-184

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 185-210
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About this book

The subject of human nature has recently returned to the centre of welfare debate in Britain, with prime ministers, politicians and academics addressing the effects of social policy on individual character and morality. This book offers the first serious examination of ideas on human nature and motivation in twentieth century welfare.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Hertfordshire, UK

    Martin Hewitt

About the author

MARTIN HEWITT lectures in social policy at the University of Hertfordshire. He is author of Welfare, Ideology and Need (1992) and several articles and contributions to books on welfare theory and the late twentieth-century reconfiguration of welfare.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Welfare and Human Nature

  • Book Subtitle: The Human Subject in Twentieth-Century Social Politics

  • Authors: Martin Hewitt

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780333982433

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Martin Hewitt 2000

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-80305-9Published: 06 June 2000

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-42202-9Published: 01 January 2000

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-333-98243-3Published: 06 June 2000

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 210

  • Topics: Politics of the Welfare State, Social Care, Political Science

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