Individual choice and social exclusion

Le Grand, Julian ORCID: 0000-0002-7864-0118 (2003) Individual choice and social exclusion. CASEpaper (75). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, London, UK.

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Why is social exclusion a problem? What about ‘voluntary’ social exclusion – when an individual chooses to exclude him or herself from the wider society? Brain Barry has addressed these questions in a recent CASE book, arguing that social exclusion, voluntary or involuntary, offends against social justice and social solidarity. This paper contends that Barry’s arguments are weak for voluntary social exclusion and argues that, perhaps surprisingly, a better case can be made for treating voluntary social exclusion as a problem on welfarist grounds.

Item Type:	Monograph (Discussion Paper)
Official URL:	http://sticerd.lse.ac.uk/case
Additional Information:	© 2003 Julian Le Grand
Divisions:	Social Policy LSE Health Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
JEL classification:	I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I3 - Welfare and Poverty > I30 - General
Date Deposited:	06 May 2008 13:39
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 18:36
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/4645

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