Description A New York Times Book Review Editors\' Choice Responsibility--which once meant the moral duty to help and support others--has come to be equated with an obligation to be self-sufficient.
Drawing on political theory and moral philosophy, Yascha Mounk shows why this re-imagining of personal responsibility is pernicious--and suggests how it mig.
This has guided recent reforms of the Welfare state, making key entitlements conditional on good behavior.
Description A New York Times Book Review Editors\' Choice Responsibility--which once meant the moral duty to help and support others--has come to be equated with an obligation to be self-sufficient