Common Roots and Functions of the Warfare and Welfare State

Authors

David G. Gil, Brandeis University

Abstract

Warfare and welfare are usually assumed to serve contradictory ends and to hie rooted in antithetical values, institutions and dynamics. In this essay, I propose to challenge this notion and to advance, instead, the thesis that, in spite of significant differences betwcn them, warfare and welfare serc, nevertheless, identical and colilementary functions, and are both rooted in identical socittal values, institutions and dynamics.

Recommended Citation

Gil, David G. (1977) "Common Roots and Functions of the Warfare and Welfare State," The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 4: Iss. 3, Article 23.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.3797
Available at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol4/iss3/23