AN ANALYSIS OF THE VALUE AND ISSUE POSITIONS OF THE NEW RIGHT ON POVERTY AND ECONOMIC SECURITY WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE UNITED STATES
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Value orientations of theoretical perspectives affect their positions on social, economic and political issues. A review of the literature suggests that the new right perspective emphasizes the free market, limited government and negative liberties. It also defends the principles of merit, non-discrimination and equality before the law. Thus, a free market working according to these principles with minimal government intervention would be successful enough to create opportunities for all. The new right proposes that the market-based.workfare policies fort he poor and incentives for business to hire the poor and for working poor to stay in the labor market would replace welfare programs. For such policies would improve individual and social welfare and the conditions of the poor without distrurbing the principles of freedom, equality before law, merit and non-discrimination. These policies are also expenditures on public sector budgets by cutting state services and benefits, and by absorbing the poor into the working mainstream population.
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AN ANALYSIS OF THE VALUE AND ISSUE POSITIONS OF THE NEW RIGHT ON POVERTY AND ECONOMIC SECURITY WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE UNITED STATES
Abstract
Value orientations of theoretical perspectives affect their positions on social, economic and political issues. A review of the literature suggests that the new right perspective emphasizes the free market, limited government and negative liberties. It also defends the principles of merit, non-discrimination and equality before the law. Thus, a free market working according to these principles with minimal government intervention would be successful enough to create opportunities for all. The new right proposes that the market-based.workfare policies fort he poor and incentives for business to hire the poor and for working poor to stay in the labor market would replace welfare programs. For such policies would improve individual and social welfare and the conditions of the poor without distrurbing the principles of freedom, equality before law, merit and non-discrimination. These policies are also expenditures on public sector budgets by cutting state services and benefits, and by absorbing the poor into the working mainstream population.
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