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Author : Robert Emmet Long
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1036918400
Author : Greg M. Shaw
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2007-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313084287
Welfare politics have now been part of American life for four centuries. Beyond a persistent general idea that Americans have a collective obligation to provide for the poorest among us, there has been little common ground on which to forge political and philosophical consensus. Are poor people poor because of their own shortcomings and moral failings, or because of systemic societal and economic obstacles? That is, does poverty have individual or structural causes? This book demonstrates why neither of these two polemical stances has been able to prevail permanently over the other and explores the public policy—and real-life—consequences of the stalemate. Author Greg M. Shaw pays special attention to the outcome of the 1996 act that was heralded as ending welfare as we know it. Historically, people on all sides of the welfare issue have hated welfare—but for different reasons. Like our forebears, we have constantly disagreed about where to strike the balance between meeting the basic needs of the very poor and creating dependency, or undermining individual initiative. The shift in 1996 from New Deal welfare entitlement to workfare mirrored the national mood and ascendant political ideology, as had welfare policy throughout American history. The special contribution of this book is to show how evolving understandings of four key issues—markets, motherhood, race, and federalism—have shaped public perceptions in this contentious debate. A rich historical narrative is here complemented by a sophisticated analytical understanding of the forces at work behind attempts to solve the welfare dilemma. How should we evaluate the current welfare-to-work model? Is a precipitous decline in state welfare caseloads sufficient evidence of success? Success, this book finds, has many measures, and ending welfare as an entitlement program has not ended arguments about how best to protect children from the ravages of poverty or how to address the plight of the most vulnerable among us.
Author : Kekla Magoon
Publisher : ABDO Publishing Company
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2008-09-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781617852800
This book gives readers a balanced look at the issue of welfare and its surrounding arguments. The Welfare Debate familiarizes readers with the background of the welfare system, the key players and issues within the debate, and the welfare reforms of the 1990s. Current welfare strategies, including funding and distribution, as well as future solutions, are introduced as well. Color photos and informative sidebars accompany easy-to-follow text. Features include a timeline, facts, additional resources, web sites, a glossary, a bibliography, and an index.
Author : Deacon, Alan
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2002-03-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780335203208
This lucid and engaging book provides an introduction to the current debates about the future direction of welfare reform on both sides of the Atlantic. The first part outlines a range of different perspectives on welfare, and shows how each of these perspectives rests upon a different assumption about the role and purpose of welfare policy and a different understanding of human nature and motivation.
Author : Gregory, Lee
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781447326588
Visually and pedagogically rich, this wide-ranging introduction to key concepts and debates in welfare uses an innovative, question-based narrative to highlight the importance of theory to understanding welfare. In particular, it: • Introduces concepts that are core to how policy is formulated and implemented. • Provides students with a comprehensive vocabulary and toolkit for analysing policy examples and developing social science arguments. • Includes stimulus material, diagrams, critical thinking activities, further reading lists and a companion website containing further policy examples, podcasts and class activities. Written by an experienced and inspiring lecturer, this book is suitablefor undergraduate students of social policy, sociology, politics, public policy, social work, health and social care, particularly those taking courses on ‘welfare theory’,‘principles of social policy’, ‘key issues in welfare policy’ and similar.Using some of the hottest current debates about the problems and benefits of state-funded welfare, this book develops students’ social science understanding and analytic skills.
Author : Peter Lilley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1995-01
Category : Social security
ISBN : 1874097755
Author : T. Fitzpatrick
Publisher : Springer
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1999-06-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780333983287
A basic income would be an income paid periodically and unconditionally to every man, woman and child as a fundamental right of citizenship and without reference to employment, marital and household status. It would be a means of ensuring the twin objectives of freedom and security for all. This book provides an introduction to the basic income debate, examining a range of arguments for and against, and so will be of interest to anybody concerned with the future direction of the welfare state.
Author : Armine Ishkanian,Simon Szreter
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-05-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781781002087
'Before the 2010 General Election, David Cameron placed the "Big Society" at the heart of his efforts to rebuild Britain's "broken society". The essays in this volume probe the historical origins of the concept and seek to evaluate it in the light of both historical and contemporary evidence. They raise profound questions about the provenance of the "Big Society" and its relevance to contemporary social concerns. They should be of interest to anyone who cares about the past, present or future of British social policy.' Bernard Harris, University of Southampton, UK'There is nothing new about the notion of a Big Society. This book combines historical scholarship, international research and grassroots experience to shine a critical spotlight on the rhetoric behind the coalition government's big idea.' Bill Jordan, University of Plymouth, UK'Armine Ishkanian and Simon Szreter's fascinating book provides important insights into the way political elites use slogans and imagery to sway public opinion on social policy issues. This highly original work will be a major scholarly resource for years to come.' James Midgley, University of California, Berkeley, USThe expert contributors to this detailed yet concise book collectively raise questions about the novelty of the Big Society Agenda, its ideological underpinnings, and challenges it poses for policymakers and practitioners.The book is divided into two sections, history and policy, which together provide readers with a historically grounded, internationally informed, and multidisciplinary analysis of the Big Society policies. The introduction and conclusion tie the strands together, providing a coherent analysis of the key issues in both sections. Various chapters in this study examine the limitations and consider the challenges involved in translating the ideas of the Big Society agenda into practice.By drawing on international examples, from developed and developing countries in order to analyse and discuss Big Society policies, this book will prove invaluable for students, academics and policymakers.
Author : Bill Jordan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429889158
Originally published in 1976, Freedom and the Welfare State, critiques the Welfare State in Britain and analyses the relationship between freedom and welfare. The book considers philosophical, literary and political expressions of the ideals of liberty, and relates them to present-day issues in social policy and the social services. It tackles the major questions emerging in the current welfare debate such as, does state assistance destroy individual initiative and independence and, are welfare institutions agencies of social control which reinforce the dominant economic order?
Author : Gordon Lee Weil
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:49015000197377
Author : Brendon O'Connor
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0742526682
John Maynard Keynes once noted that "Madmen in authority... are distilling their frenzy from some academic scribbler of a few years back." O'Connor (politics and public policy, Griffith U., Australia) supports this observation in his study of the development of the American welfare system and the broader world of political language and rhetoric within which it has been shaped. Studying welfare policy from Lyndon Johnson's liberal social agenda to Bill Clinton's "ending welfare as we know it," he divides the period (and his book) into three sections corresponding to welfare politics that conformed to liberal ideology, the conservative backlash against liberalism, and the forging of a conservative welfare system. Annotation 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Author : David L. Bender
Publisher : Greenhaven Press, Incorporated
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1973-01-01
Category : Conservatism
ISBN : 0912616261
Author : Elizabeth M. Bounds,Pamela Brubaker,Mary E. Hobgood
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2010-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608992317
Welfare Policy is for me an occasion for rejoicing. Grounded in the present public controversy over so-called welfare reform, these chapters . . . model a genre of feminist ethics, informed normatively by radical readings of Christian or related religious traditions. This book is distinctive, however, because its theological perspective is profoundly and unapologetically political, rooted in an advocacy stance for a policy that aims at women's well-being. --Beverly W. Harrison, from the Foreword Welfare Policy: Feminist Critiques looks behind the political-moral mask to explore the issues at stake for women and children in the welfare debate.
Author : Howard Jacob Karger,James Midgley
Publisher : Allyn & Bacon
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Education
ISBN : STANFORD:36105016325859
Highlights the value of controversy by using a debate format to present both sides of numerous controversial issues in social policy. Consists of 21 debates, written especially for this volume by experts in the field. The debate topics were selected to cover a wide range of professional interests in the field of social policy and are divided into three clusters: general issues, specific issues in the delivery of human services, and key issues related to poverty, deprivation, and social policy. Designed as a supplemental text for graduate and undergraduate courses in social work policy, or for social work practicum/seminars.
Author : Christopher Pierson,Francis G. Castles
Publisher : Polity
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2006-11-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780745635569
Includes 20 selections, reflecting the thinking and research in welfare state studies, these readings are organized around a series of debates - on welfare regimes, globalization, Europeanization, demographic change and political challenges.
