This text focuses on the twin themes of welfare reform and citizenship. Specifically it explores three issues central to citizenship's social element: provision, conditionality (the link between welfare rights and responsibilities), and membership. It offers an overview of contemporary debates about
Rights and Responsibilities
โ Scribed by Leon Trakman; Sean Gatien
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 300
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
Challenging many time-honoured liberal assumptions, the authors present a controversial yet persuasive treatise, substantiated with sound scholarship, powerful argument, and the light of reason.
โฆ Table of Contents
Contents
Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Person, Politics, and Rights
2. The Reconceptualization of Rights
3. Rights, Responsibilities, and Free Speech
4. The Responsibilities of, Reproductive Freedom
5. Rights, Responsibilities and Native Cultures
6. International Environmental Rights and Responsibilities
Conclusion
Index
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