Part III: Freedom in the Welfare State
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Part III: Freedom in the Welfare State is the section of Friedrich Hayek’s work The Constitution of Liberty that examines how individual freedom can be preserved within modern welfare-state institutions and social policy.
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| Part III: Freedom in the Welfare State canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Part III: Freedom in the Welfare State Context triple: [The Constitution of Liberty, hasPart, Part III: Freedom in the Welfare State]
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An Inquiry into Well-Being and Destitution
An Inquiry into Well-Being and Destitution is an influential economic and philosophical treatise that rigorously examines the concepts of welfare, poverty, and inequality within a comprehensive theoretical framework.
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Two Concepts of Liberty
Two Concepts of Liberty is Isaiah Berlin’s influential 1958 essay that distinguishes between and analyzes the political and philosophical implications of “negative” and “positive” liberty.
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Two Faces of Liberalism
Two Faces of Liberalism is a philosophical work by John Gray that critiques traditional liberal thought by arguing that liberalism embodies both a commitment to individual autonomy and a need for peaceful coexistence among diverse values.
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D.
The Fears of the Rich, the Needs of the Poor
The Fears of the Rich, the Needs of the Poor is a book by epidemiologist and public health leader William H. Foege that reflects on global health inequities and the moral imperative to address them.
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E.
Miles to Go: A Personal History of Social Policy
"Miles to Go: A Personal History of Social Policy" is a reflective work by Daniel Patrick Moynihan that traces the evolution and challenges of American social policy through his experiences as a scholar, advisor, and U.S. senator.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Part III: Freedom in the Welfare State Target entity description: Part III: Freedom in the Welfare State is the section of Friedrich Hayek’s work The Constitution of Liberty that examines how individual freedom can be preserved within modern welfare-state institutions and social policy.
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A.
An Inquiry into Well-Being and Destitution
An Inquiry into Well-Being and Destitution is an influential economic and philosophical treatise that rigorously examines the concepts of welfare, poverty, and inequality within a comprehensive theoretical framework.
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B.
Two Concepts of Liberty
Two Concepts of Liberty is Isaiah Berlin’s influential 1958 essay that distinguishes between and analyzes the political and philosophical implications of “negative” and “positive” liberty.
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C.
Two Faces of Liberalism
Two Faces of Liberalism is a philosophical work by John Gray that critiques traditional liberal thought by arguing that liberalism embodies both a commitment to individual autonomy and a need for peaceful coexistence among diverse values.
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D.
The Fears of the Rich, the Needs of the Poor
The Fears of the Rich, the Needs of the Poor is a book by epidemiologist and public health leader William H. Foege that reflects on global health inequities and the moral imperative to address them.
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E.
Miles to Go: A Personal History of Social Policy
"Miles to Go: A Personal History of Social Policy" is a reflective work by Daniel Patrick Moynihan that traces the evolution and challenges of American social policy through his experiences as a scholar, advisor, and U.S. senator.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
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| instanceOf |
book section
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work by Friedrich Hayek ⓘ |
| aim |
to analyze compatibility of welfare policies with individual freedom
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to distinguish acceptable and unacceptable forms of state welfare ⓘ |
| argues |
for general, predictable rules in welfare policy rather than case-by-case discretion
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that certain welfare measures can be compatible with a free society ⓘ that extensive discretionary control by welfare authorities threatens liberty ⓘ |
| author | Friedrich Hayek ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizes |
comprehensive planning in social policy
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the pursuit of patterned distributive justice through state power ⓘ welfare policies that undermine market processes ⓘ |
| follows | Part II: The Creative Powers of a Free Civilization ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainWorkAuthor | Friedrich Hayek ⓘ |
| partOf | The Constitution of Liberty ⓘ |
| philosophicalContext | 20th-century debates on the welfare state ⓘ |
| positionInWork | third part ⓘ |
| precedes | concluding sections of The Constitution of Liberty ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
limited welfare state compatible with liberty
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negative liberty ⓘ spontaneous order ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Road to Serfdom ⓘ |
| subject |
coercion
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economic policy ⓘ equality before the law ⓘ individual liberty ⓘ liberalism ⓘ limited government ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ poverty relief ⓘ redistribution ⓘ rule of law ⓘ social insurance ⓘ social justice debate ⓘ social policy ⓘ social security ⓘ state intervention ⓘ welfare state ⓘ welfare-state institutions ⓘ |
| supports |
a safety net against extreme deprivation
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impersonal, rule-based social insurance schemes ⓘ |
| theoreticalPerspective |
classical liberalism
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libertarian-leaning liberalism ⓘ |
| warnsAgainst |
politicization of welfare benefits
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using welfare policy to engineer specific social outcomes ⓘ |
| workContainedIn | The Constitution of Liberty ⓘ |
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