ABSTRACT
There are a number of competing views about how much social policy should be offered by a modern society, to whom it should be provided, and in what form. Most people possess an underlying perspective about where the root causes of human frailty lie that forms the basis for individual need and what should or should not be done about it through public expenditure. It is understood that all members of society benefit from social policy by way of increased social solidarity, and although this book focuses on the direct benefits provided to individuals through social policy, it also explores the direct and indirect benefits to the larger social context. And most of these views are built on a vision of the fundamental nature of human beings and their responsibility to society.
