Mediating Welfare Ethics:Selectivity Or Universalism?
(2003) Mediating Welfare Ethics:Selectivity Or Universalism?. In Bradley, Rebecca and Lyddon, Jeff and Buys, Laurie, Eds. Proceedings Social Change in the 21st Century, QUT, Brisbane.
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Abstract
This paper explores some of the underpinning ideologies that drive Australia’s selective income support system, by examining the ethical justifications used to support targeted welfare systems such as Mutual Obligation. Such justifications for selectivity will be compared with the ethical justifications that are used to promote the concept of Universalism for income support, a concept that has been attracting increasing attention in social science circles internationally. At an ideological level, Universalism in welfare also has compelling arguments for implementation, particularly in the form known as the Universal Basic Income Guarantee or Basic Income for short. The underpinning ideologies for each income support system are explored so that their ethical justifications may be examined in a compare and contrast format. Such a format facilitates a beginning mediation between some of the competing ethical claims used, so as to clarify positions and develop greater understanding about income support system implementation debates.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper |
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| Status: | Published |
| Keywords: | Income support; Mutual obligation; Universalism; Ethics |
| Subjects: | 360000 Policy and Political Science > 360200 Policy and Administration > 360201 Public Policy 360000 Policy and Political Science > 360100 Political Science > 360101 Australian Government and Politics 340000 Economics > 349900 Other Economics > 349901 Political Economy 340000 Economics > 340200 Applied Economics > 340210 Welfare Economics 340000 Economics > 340200 Applied Economics > 340207 Labour Economics 340000 Economics > 340100 Economic Theory > 340101 Microeconomic Theory |
| ID Code: | 124 |
| Deposited By: | Bradley, Rebecca |
| Deposited On: | 17 June 2004 |
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright 2003 Simon P. Schooneveldt |