Editorial Introduction

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Social Policy & AdministrationVolume 39, Issue 6 p. 559-562 Editorial Introduction Catherine Jones Finer, Corresponding Author Catherine Jones FinerAddress for correspondence: Catherine Jones Finer, Social Policy World Wide, 7 Butler Close, Oxford, OX2 6JG. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author Catherine Jones Finer, Corresponding Author Catherine Jones FinerAddress for correspondence: Catherine Jones Finer, Social Policy World Wide, 7 Butler Close, Oxford, OX2 6JG. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author First published: 19 October 2005 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9515.2005.00456.xCitations: 1 Box 1 The multicultural welfare state problematic . . . in Titmuss’ view social policies had two purposes, to provide the best possible social services according to need rather than economic means, and to serve as moral exemplars of the good society and the good life. They would advance the values of collective altruism and function as an institution of social integration, in contrast to the competitive egoism of the economic market and its divisive effect on society. ( Pinker 1990: 35–6) • [There is] an assumption that the establishment of social welfare necessarily and inevitably contributes to the spread of humanism and the resolution of social injustice. The reverse can be true . . . Welfare, as an institutional means, can serve different masters. A multitude of sins may be committed in its appealing name . . . Welfare may be used to narrow allegiances and not to diffuse them. ( Titmuss 1987: 312) • Welfare states are national states, and in every country welfare is a national concern, circumscribed by the nation's borders and reserved for its residents alone . . . Seen in this perspective, a welfare state is not only a national system, it is also anti-international: a socially secure society is also a closed shop. ( De Swaan 1994: 102) • How is democratic consensus to be achieved on issues of morality, custom and legislation when subsections of the population adhere to distinct systems of morality or faith? ( Coleman 1997: 1460) • Migration is an integral part of the European Union's formation and development. Consequently, migration has always been an issue on the agenda of the European institutions. ( Niessen and Schibel 2003: 21) Source: Adapted from Jones Finer (2004: 77–8). Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Citing Literature Volume39, Issue6December 2005Pages 559-562 RelatedInformation