A collection of articles covering all aspects of welfare law, and divided into five main sections: the definition of poverty; the nature of poverty and responses to it; the political and economic context of welfare; rights, discretion and welfare; and gender and welfare.

Part 1 The definition of poverty: measuring poverty, Peter Townsend
the culture of poverty, Oscar Lewis
poverty, inequality and conflict, S.M. Miller, et al
how poverty is measured, Mollie Orshansky. Part 2 The nature of poverty and responses to it: analyses in the social division of welfare, Adrian Sinfield
welfare states and capitalist markets, Goran Therborn
vulnerabilities and responsibilities - an ethical defence of the welfare state, Robert Goodin
citizenship, social citizenship and the defence of welfare provision, Desmond King and Jeremy Waldron. Part 4 The political and economic context of welfare: value problems of welfare capitalism, T.H. Marshall
the positive functions of poverty, Herbert Gans
state expenditure in advanced capitalism, Ian Gough
the welfare state, a self-inflicted crisis, Rudolf Klein
welfare state and welfare society, Geraint Parry. Part 4 Rights, discretion and welfare: individual rights and social welfare - the emerging legal issues, Charles Reich
on protecting the poor through the Fourteenth Amendment, Frank I. Michelman
legality, bureaucracy, and class in the welfare system, William H. Simon
discretion in social welfare - the uneasy position in the rule of law, Joel F. Handler
welfare "Rights", law and discretion, Richard Titmuss
welfare, rights and discretion, Robert E. Goodin
welfare benefits, administrative discretion, and the politics of the "new urban Left", Ian Loveland. Part 5 Gender and welfare: who cares for the family?, Hilary Land
feminism and social policy, Mary McIntosh
women and the welfare state, Caroline Andrew
the gender basis of American social policy, Virginia Sapiro
the Scandinavian welfare states - towards sexual equality or a new kind of male domination?, Birte Siim.