TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1985//
TI  - Self-reliance versus the welfare state
JO  - Journal of social policy
A1  - Goodin, Robert E.
SP  - 25
EP  - 47
VL  - 14
IS  - 1
N2  - Arguments for replacing the welfare state with more 'self-reliance' are morally questionable. Relying upon state assistance is importantly different from merely receiving it. Furthermore, 'self-reliance' as it is currently advocated amounts to reliance upon families. They must necessarily have discretionary control over needed resources in a way that state administrators of 'welfare rights' need not; and that makes those vulnerabilities morally more objectionable than equally heavy reliance upon state services.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0047-2794
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0047279400014240
ID  - ref1
ER  -