`interesting and thought provoking...touches on a developing field which is still not well represented in the literature′ - Journal of Social Policy

• Introduction - Alan Ware and Robert E GoodinRelative Needs - Robert E GoodinUniversal Principles and Particular Claims - Peter JonesFrom Welfare Rights to Welfare StatesRights, Needs and Community - Michael FreedenThe Emergence of British Welfare ThoughtThe Welfare State versus the Relief of Poverty - Brian BarryModels of Old-Age Pensions - Joakim PalmeNeeds, Services and Political Success Under the British Conservatives - Richard ParryProblems for the Mixed Economy of Welfare - Norman JohnsonMeeting Needs in a Welfare State - Stein Kuhnle and Per SelleRelations Between Government and Voluntary Organizations in NorwayMeeting Needs through Voluntary Action - Alan WareDoes Market Society Corrode Altruism?

`interesting and thought provoking...touches on a developing field which is still not well represented in the literature′ - Journal of Social Policy

• Introduction - Alan Ware and Robert E GoodinRelative Needs - Robert E GoodinUniversal Principles and Particular Claims - Peter JonesFrom Welfare Rights to Welfare StatesRights, Needs and Community - Michael FreedenThe Emergence of British Welfare ThoughtThe Welfare State versus the Relief of Poverty - Brian BarryModels of Old-Age Pensions - Joakim PalmeNeeds, Services and Political Success Under the British Conservatives - Richard ParryProblems for the Mixed Economy of Welfare - Norman JohnsonMeeting Needs in a Welfare State - Stein Kuhnle and Per SelleRelations Between Government and Voluntary Organizations in NorwayMeeting Needs through Voluntary Action - Alan WareDoes Market Society Corrode Altruism?