1. Social Justice
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2. Social Justice is tied up with overlapping
concepts of Rights and Equality
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3. Social Justice is concerned with who ought to
get what
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4. Most welfare states are dominated by market
systems. This involves
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5. Two contrasting views of Social Justice
• Nozick
• Individualistic
• The core of ‘just’ claims is tied
with labour.
• It is unjust to redistribute what
people have worked hard for.
• Let people give to charity to
redistribute…
• How do we value different
types of work?
• Unattractive
• Let the market decide
• Importance of work ethic
• Rawls
• Social based
• Value should be decided
outside of market forces.
• Attractive
• Veil of ignorance
• Towards an ‘equality of
outcome’
• However, can we decide value
without involving social
position, class and costs?
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6. Meritocracy (Crosland)
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7. Left Wing
• Old
• Equality of outcome
• Rights obtained from
egalitarian principles
• New
• The Third Way
• Equality of opportunity
• Rights obtained from
deserts
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8. Right Wing
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9. Emerging Issues
• Increased social diversity – can you have ‘one
size fits all principles’?
• (Social) Justification made on ‘market
principles’. Work Ethic
• (Social) Justification made on values about
‘good’ family life. Family Ethic
• Increasing ‘individual’ responsibilities;
decreasing ‘state’ responsibilities.
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10. Social Policy is overshadowed by
concerns
• Population ageing
• Technology
• Sub and Un-employment
• Growing international competition
• Tax revolt
• Weakening of kinship care networks
• International migration
• General distrust of big government
• How far can, or should government go to resolve social
problems?
• Future sustainability of western welfare states (Think NHS
reform and Obama Care).
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12. • Research Rawls Veil of Ignorance
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