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The Missing Child in Liberal Theory : Towards a Covenant Theory of Family, Community, Welfare, and the Civic State by John O'Neill; Laidlaw Foundation is a politics available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Missing Child in Liberal Theory : Towards a Covenant Theory of Family, Community, Welfare, and the Civic State about?
The Missing Child in Liberal Theory opens public discourse on what it is Canadians hold in common through their provision of civic assurances to children and families at risk. John O'Neill presents a strongly-worded critique of the dominant discourse of the market society. He observes the link between 'duty free' capitalism and minimal civic obligations. This book calls for a covenant society where civility and reciprocity are underwritten by a second generation concept of the Canadian welfare s
Who reads The Missing Child in Liberal Theory : Towards a Covenant Theory of Family, Community, Welfare, and the Civic State?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- John O'Neill; Laidlaw Foundation
- Publisher
- Toronto ; Buffalo: University of Toronto Press in association with the Laidlaw Foundation
- Published
- 1994
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780802006271
- Category
- politics
- Subjects
- Family & Relationships, Political Science, Gender Studies
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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