Progressive and Social Control Perspectives on Social Welfare
Theoretical analysis of the dynamics underlying the development and functions of social welfare policy has been dominated by two perspectives, one based in the political philosophy of liberalism and the other in the political philosophy of Marxism. This article has three parts. Parts I and 2 review the major themes which make up the "progressive" and "social control" models, respectively. Part 3 develops a critique which both identifies the major methodological shortcomings shared in common by these two models and points to the kinds of questions further theoretical work in the area must address.