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Workfare: Ethics and Efficiency
Author(s) -
Burton John
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
economic affairs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1468-0270
pISSN - 0265-0665
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-0270.1988.tb01559.x
Subject(s) - workfare , unemployment , state (computer science) , economics , reduction (mathematics) , political science , sociology , economic growth , market economy , mathematics , welfare , geometry , algorithm
John Burton of Leeds Polytechnic argues that workfare offers a solution to some of the problems of unemployment. He specifically rejects the notion that workfare involves a reduction in freedom, yet suggests that there may be a case for state involvement in unemployment relief.