The Social Division of Welfare
Author | : Richard Morris Titmuss |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 1956 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Richard Morris Titmuss |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 1956 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Mary Daly |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2000-05-09 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780521626217 |
This book, first published in 2000, compares gender, social equality and welfare issues in Britain and Germany.
Author | : Herve Moulin |
Publisher | : MIT Press |
Total Pages | : 302 |
Release | : 2004-08-20 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780262633116 |
The concept of fair division is as old as civil society itself. Aristotle's "equal treatment of equals" was the first step toward a formal definition of distributive fairness. The concept of collective welfare, more than two centuries old, is a pillar of modern economic analysis. Reflecting fifty years of research, this book examines the contribution of modern microeconomic thinking to distributive justice. Taking the modern axiomatic approach, it compares normative arguments of distributive justice and their relation to efficiency and collective welfare. The book begins with the epistemological status of the axiomatic approach and the four classic principles of distributive justice: compensation, reward, exogenous rights, and fitness. It then presents the simple ideas of equal gains, equal losses, and proportional gains and losses. The book discusses three cardinal interpretations of collective welfare: Bentham's "utilitarian" proposal to maximize the sum of individual utilities, the Nash product, and the egalitarian leximin ordering. It also discusses the two main ordinal definitions of collective welfare: the majority relation and the Borda scoring method. The Shapley value is the single most important contribution of game theory to distributive justice. A formula to divide jointly produced costs or benefits fairly, it is especially useful when the pattern of externalities renders useless the simple ideas of equality and proportionality. The book ends with two versatile methods for dividing commodities efficiently and fairly when only ordinal preferences matter: competitive equilibrium with equal incomes and egalitarian equivalence. The book contains a wealth of empirical examples and exercises.
Author | : James Midgley |
Publisher | : SAGE |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 1997-03-26 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9780761907886 |
James Midgley provides a broad overview of social welfare, outlining key institutions, terminology, historical research, and approaches. He also details reasons for the existence of international social welfare and the challenges that arise from it. The author includes an important section on applied international social welfare that addresses the concerns of practitioners--concerns that have been neglected in much of the literature in the field. An entire section of the book is devoted to issues of social work practice, social developments, the activities of international agencies, and their collaborative efforts. While practical application is an important focus of the book, several chapters deal with key theoretical debates in the field. The author also includes descriptive chapters that provide comprehensive accounts of world social conditions and social welfare institutions.
Author | : Gosta Esping-Andersen |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 2013-05-29 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0745666752 |
Few discussions in modern social science have occupied as much attention as the changing nature of welfare states in western societies. Gosta Esping-Andersen, one of the most distinguished contributors to current debates on this issue, here provides a new analysis of the character and role of welfare states in the functioning of contemporary advanced western societies. Esping-Andersen distinguishes several major types of welfare state, connecting these with variations in the historical development of different western countries. Current economic processes, the author argues, such as those moving towards a post-industrial order, are not shaped by autonomous market forces but by the nature of states and state differences. Fully informed by comparative materials, this book will have great appeal to everyone working on issues of economic development and post-industrialism. Its audience will include students and academics in sociology, economics and politics.
Author | : Martin Powell |
Publisher | : Policy Press |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 2019-01-16 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1447333217 |
As the state withdraws from welfare provision, the mixed economy of welfare – involving private, voluntary and informal sectors – has become ever more important. This second edition of Powell’s acclaimed textbook on the subject brings together a wealth of respected contributors. New features of this revised edition include: • An updated perspective on the mixed economy of welfare (MEW) and social division of welfare (SDW) in the context of UK Coalition and Conservative governments • A conceptual framework that links the MEW and SDW with debates on topics of major current interest such as ‘Open Public Services’, ‘Big Society’, Any Qualified Provider’, Private Finance Initiative (PFI) and ‘Public Private Partnerships’ (PPP) Containing helpful features such as summaries, questions for discussion, further reading suggestions and electronic resources, this will be a valuable introductory resource for students of social policy, social welfare and social work at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Author | : Donatella della Porta |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 314 |
Release | : 2016-03-11 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 113750935X |
This volume addresses issues of precariousness in a broad, interdisciplinary perspective, looking at socio-economic transformations as well as the identity formation and political organizing of precarious people. The collection bridges empirical research with social theory to problematize and analyse the precariat.
Author | : Donatella della Porta |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 865 |
Release | : 2015-10-29 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 019166782X |
The Oxford Handbook of Social Movements is an innovative volume that presents a comprehensive exploration of social movement studies, mapping the field and expanding it to examine the recent developments in cognate areas of studies, within and beyond sociology and political science. This volume brings together the most distinguished social and political scientists working in this field, each writing thought-provoking essays in their area of expertise, and facilitates conversations between classic social movement agenda and lines of research. The Oxford Handbook of Social Movements discusses core theoretical perspectives, recent contributions from the field, and how patterns of macro social change may affect social movements, as well as suggesting what contributions social movement studies can give to other research areas in various disciplines.
Author | : Mary Daly |
Publisher | : Edward Elgar Publishing |
Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 2020-02-28 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1788111265 |
Gender equality has been one of the defining projects of European welfarestates. It has proven an elusive goal, not just because of political opposition but also due to a lack of clarity in how to best frame equality and take account of family-related considerations. This wide-ranging book assembles the most pertinent literature and evidence to provide a critical understanding of how contemporary state policies engage with gender inequalities.
Author | : Farnsworth, Kevin |
Publisher | : Policy Press |
Total Pages | : 353 |
Release | : 2011-09-21 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1847428290 |
There is no precedent to the current economic crisis which looks set to redefine social policy debate throughout the globe. But its effects are not uniform across nations. Bringing together a range of expert contributions, the key lesson to emerge from this book is that 'the crisis' is better understood as a variety of crises, each mediated by national context. Consequently, there is an array of potential trajectories for welfare systems, from those where social policy is regarded as incompatible with the post-crisis economy to those where it is considered essential to future economic growth and security.