1st Edition

Equality and Social Policy

By Albert Weale Copyright 1978
164 Pages
by Routledge

164 Pages
by Routledge

164 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1978, this book presents a philosophical analysis of the principle of equality, and is also a study of the institutional implications of that principle in the field of social policy. The author distinguishes between a ‘procedural’ and a ‘substantive’ version of the principle of equality and considers the implications of both. Procedural equality is identified with the... Read more

 

Biography

Albert Weale is Emeritus Professor of Political Theory and Public Policy at UCL, UK.

Review of the original edition of Equality and Social Policy:

‘The book is a widely researched, hard-working study.’ Antony Flew, Journal of Social Policy, Volume 8, Issue 2.