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...AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE FOR ALL Welfare Reform for the 21st Century MICHAEL L. MURRAY M.E. Sharpe Armonk, New York London, England

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title	:	"--And Economic Justice for All" : Welfare Reform for the 21st Century
author	:	Murray, Michael L.
publisher	:	ME Sharpe, Inc.
isbn10 | asin	:	156324988X
print isbn13	:	9781563249884
ebook isbn13	:	9780585001593
language	:	English
subject	Public welfare--United States, Guaranteed annual income--United States, Distributive justice.
publication date	:	1997
lcc	:	HV95.M87 1997eb
ddc	:	362.5/82
subject	:	Public welfare--United States, Guaranteed annual income--United States, Distributive justice.

Page iv Copyright C 1997 by Michael L. Murray All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher, M. E. Sharpe, Inc., 80 Business Park Drive, Armonk, New York 10504. Poetry on page 25 is an excerpt from The People. Yes by Carl Sandburg, 1936 by Harcourt Brace & Company and renewed 1964 by Carl Sandburg, reprinted by permission of the publisher. Song on page 107 is an excerpt from "Work for the Night Is Coming." verse 2, in The Methodist Hymnal. The Methodist Publishing House. Nashville. TN, 1939, p. 293. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Murray. Michael L., 1937 .. and economic justice for all: welfare reform for the 21st century Michael L. Murray. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-56324-88-X (hc: alk. paper). ISBN 1-56324-989-8 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Public welfareUnited States. 2. Guaranteed annual incomeUnited States. 3. Distributive justice. 1. Title. HV95.M87 1997 362.5'82dc21 96-48442 CIP Printed in the United States of America The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z 39.48-1984. BM (c) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 BM (p) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Page v Contents Introduction 1 My Political History 2 My Intellectual History 2 The Bottom Line 5 Who Are You? 6 How Can I Convince You? 8 Chapter 1 Life Is Not Fair, But People Can Be 11 Economic JusticeShould It Be a Goal? 11 Relevance of Determinism 14 Concepts of Justice 15 Rawls and NozickContrasting Views of Justice 22 The Utilitarian View of Justice 25 Justice as an Emotional Response 26 Criminal Justice 27 Rectifying Life's Injustices 29 Something for Everyone, But More for Some Justice and Reality Reconciled 33 Chapter 2 Are You Worthy? Current U.S. Welfare Programs 41 Current Public Assistance Programs in the United States 42 Negative Aspects of Current U.S. Public Assistance Programs 60 Summary 64 Chapter 3 The Market: Who Gets What, Why, and Whether 75 Alternatives to the Market 76 The Virtues of the Market 78 The Shortcomings of the Market 80 Long-Run Prospects for Capitalism 93 Current Welfare Interferences with the Market 94 The Benefits of the GAI to the Market 98 Summary 100 Chapter 4 WorkWho Needs It? 107 WorkWhat Is It? 107 Do People Need Work? 113 Must Society Require That People Work? 114 Is Work Going to Be Available? 120 The Serendipitous Impact of Technological Development 121

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