Exploring civil society : essays on David Green's From welfare state to civil society

The Numerous Responses To David Green's Book From Welfare State To Civil Society : Towards Welfare That Works In New Zealand (published By The Business Round Table In 1996) Reflected Widespread Unease With The Way State Welfare Policies Have Been Implemented Over The Last 50 Years Or So. This Collection Of Reviews Of The Book Has Been Published To Help Indicate And Clarify Areas For Continuing Debate That Build On But Go Beyond The Initial Reflections. Dr Green's Policy Proposals In The Main Areas Of Welfare Delivery Are Reviewed By A Combination Of Friendly And Hostile Critics. His Notion Of Civil Society Is Subjected To Criticism By Two Reviewers Who, Like Dr Green Himself, Favour Limited Government And Voluntary Welfare. Other Reviewers Assess Dr Green's Proposals From Maori And Christian Standpoints. Of From Welfare State To Civil Society : Towards Welfare That Works In New Zealand / David G. Green -- Economism, Civil Socity & Welfare / Norman Barry -- Welfare Reform Or Moral Revolution? / Charles Richardson -- Some Christian Reflections On The Welfare State / Brian Davis -- Resotring Maori Civil Society / Wira Gardiner -- Poverty, Work & The Benefit System / David A. Preston -- Can The Voluntary Sector Meet The Challenge Of Civil Society? / Jim Datson -- A Critique Of David Green's Approach To Health Care Policy In New Zealand / Claudia D. Scott & Jacqueline Cumming -- Civil Society Or The Corporate State In Health Care? / David Stewart. Edited By Michael James. Published ... To Help Ensure That The Welfare State Is Evaluated In Terms Not Only Of Its Own Potential, But Also That Of The Alternative, Non-state Sources Of Welfare ...--p. 2. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.