Public/private interplay in social protection : a comparative study
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Public/private interplay in social protection : a comparative study
（Comparative public policy analysis series）
M.E. Sharpe, c1986
- : pbk
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Description
This accessible introductory text discusses how people in a pluralistic society such as ours can accept a common social ethic - a publicly justified morality. It presents analyses of the basic concepts, including justifications of liberty, harm to others, private property rights, distributive justice, environmental harms, help to others and offensive behaviour. Gaus acquaints the reader with the major figures in social philosophy - John Stuart Mill, Jeremy Bentham, Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, David Hume, John Rawls, David Gauthier, and Joel Feinberg - as well as recent communitarian philosophers. The basic technical aspects of social philosophy are also introduced: game theory, social choice theory, the ideas rational action, rational bargaining, and public goods. Throughout, helpful short examples and stories are used to illustrate the material.
Table of Contents
Introduction, 1. The Public/Private Mix, 2. The Institutions of Social Protection, 3. Between State and Market: Sickness Benefits and Social Control, 4. Public/Private Interaction and Pension Provision, 5. Redundancy and the Public/Private Mix, 6. The Future of the Public/Private Mix, About the Editors
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