States and Welfare States

Paul Spicker is Emeritus Professor of Public Policy at Robert Gordon University. His research has included studies of poverty, need, disadvantage and service delivery. His books on social policy for Policy Press have discussed poverty, social security and the theory of social policy, and include a leading textbook, ‘Social Policy: Theory and Practice’.

• 1. Introduction: the state, and what it has becomePart 1: On government2. Government3. Public Policy4. The state and civil society5. Global public policyPart 2: Salus populi suprema lex: the welfare of the people is the highest law6. The scope of legitimate action7. Welfare8. Which people?9. The commitment to welfare10. Disputed principles11. The duties of a government

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