ABSTRACT
Crossman was not alone in finding it impossible to describe society at about that time without the help of a hyphen, either written or implied. In contrast to the economic process, it is a fundamental principle of the Welfare State that the market value of an individual cannot be the measure of his right to welfare. The professional is in a special position with regard both to public policy and to its execution at the level of the individual case. It provides a means of arriving at a bilaterally conceived evaluation through which the different types of value can be reduced to a common denominator. Nor does the recognition of poverty as a problem and the poor as a category imply that all forms of poverty are the same; on the contrary, it emphasizes the value of making subtle studies of its distinguishing features.
