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The future of welfare: a Theos collection

Milbank, John, Pabst, Adrian (2014) The future of welfare: a Theos collection. Theos think-tank, 124 pp. ISBN 978-0-9574743-3-8. (KAR id:38380)

Abstract

Adrian Pabst and John Milbank argue against the social and economic liberalism that has dominated post-war Britain, in favour of a more mutualist vision. The welfare settlement, they argue, has tended to function as a substitute for high employment, decent jobs,

and widespread asset ownership – the statist model effectively (and ironically) propping up the free market one. In its place, they call for “responsible reciprocity”, a mutualised welfare settlement that is personal, local and participatory. This would demand a renewal

and extension of Attlee’s original idea of a unified insurance-based social security system alongside a ‘preferential option for the poor’, moving away from means-testing, putting in place what they call a Mutual Jobs Fund, and developing locally-based welfare schemes that embed people in meaningful relationships of reciprocity.

Item Type: Research report (external)
Subjects: J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Politics and International Relations
Depositing User: Adrian Pabst
Date Deposited: 19 Feb 2014 23:33 UTC
Last Modified: 09 Dec 2022 22:38 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/38380 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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