الوصف: The present publication constitutively expands the field of discourse on the topic of basic income and explores the possibilities of its introduction as well as the opportunities and risks. Although all visionary proposals for an unconditional basic income (BGE) have so far not been implemented politically, at least in democratically constituted welfare states, the question of implementation or the conditions for success and the identification of possible blockades have only been dealt with marginally. Recent publications on a BGE also show this political-institutional'blindness'and do not address enough the reasons for the failure so far. Without a transfer strategy, however, the idea will fail in Germany due to such implementation naivety. In this book, therefore, the state of the debate on basic income is developed further to the extent that it is integrated into welfare-state development processes and current challenges for the'safeguarding of social security'. In addition, a social-scientific classification of hitherto visionary guarantee elements of a basic income model is undertaken, linking up with the'silent'change to a socially investing state.

المؤلفون: Rolf G. Heinze, Jürgen Schupp

نوع المادة: eBook.

الموضوعات: Welfare state, Basic income

تصنيفات: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity

الوصف: This book contains compilation of emerging discourses on responsible leadership for sustainability in uncertain times. Uncertainty is looming large at global level due to COVID, climatic disruptions and persisting social discriminations, especially since the pandemic, which have disrupted economies at both local and global levels. Technology was a boon to mitigate hardships emerging from such disruptions. The book documents the leadership roles, welfare issues, best practices and innovations that help organizations to sustain in a VUCA world. Economic, social and environmental concerns and their mitigation as documented in this book will be relevant for future planning and execution for sustainable existence. A blend of research by practitioners and academicians, capturing organizational experiences through case studies makes it attractive for a wide range of readership. Business leaders will find this book extremely helpful to understand the nuances and insights for responsible leadership and innovative strategies for stakeholder management and engagement for sustained businesses. Practitioners would get insights into responsible leadership for improving existing sustainable practices and speed up the transition which is necessitated due to disruptions. Prospective entrepreneurs may find that book helpful for creating responsible organizations which are sustainable due to responsible management of resources, employees and environment. Students and researchers can learn from the cases and documentation on responsible leadership, social and environmental concerns and sustainability in this book.

المؤلفون: Tanuja Sharma, Rupamanjari Sinha Ray, Nayan Mitra

نوع المادة: eBook.

الموضوعات: Business ethics, Strategic planning, Leadership, Corporate governance, Sustainability, Social justice, Welfare state

تصنيفات: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Ethics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Strategic Planning, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Leadership, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare, SCIENCE / Environmental Science, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate Governance

الوصف: At a time of significant transformations in Chinese society, this book addresses the key issue of social welfare and the reform of the welfare system in 21st century China. Considering both the theory and policy making across a variety of welfare issues which directly impact on the country's economic development, it examines the development of civil society, changes in social stratification and in social class structure. It notably considers the key questions of welfare in both urban and rural settings, for different population groups such as children, the elderly and the disabled, addressing topical issues of housing, education, public health, poverty and the restructuring of related welfare policy system to tackle China's key issues. It also considers the impact of migrant workers in China and their social integration, including within the welfare system. Providing a unique insight into how economic globalization and financial crisis affects Chinese social welfare policies, thisbook is a key read for scholars worldwide interested in social transformation in Chinese society at a time of significant social and economic transition.

المؤلفون: Keqing Han

نوع المادة: eBook.

الموضوعات: Sociology, Urban, Economic development, Welfare state

تصنيفات: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity

الوصف: Die Coronakrise wirkt als Seismograph der gegenwärtigen Gesellschaft. Die Widersprüche und Pathologien werden unmittelbar sichtbar und insbesondere die gesellschaftsprägende Kraft der Digitalisierung führt deutlich vor Augen, dass Gestaltung das Gebot der Stunde ist. Durch die Pandemie werden Verunsicherungen gesteigert, ökonomisch-soziale Verwerfungen verschärft und individuelle Enttäuschungen produziert. Der neue Blickwinkel kann aber auch positive Funktionen haben und den Diskurs zu sozialen Innovationen beleben. Hierzu gehört die Revitalisierung staatlicher Interventionen, die ebenfalls bei Transformationsprojekten wie der Energiewende oder den demografischen Herausforderungen gefordert ist. Die Pandemie kann so als Beschleuniger von Prozessen gesehen werden, die sich bereits im Wandel befinden. Hierzu zählt auch der Wertigkeitsverlust marktlicher Regulierungen. Die Zukunftsfähigkeit einer Gesellschaft wie auch wirtschaftliche Wertschöpfungen hängen von einerfunktionierenden staatlichen Infrastruktur und öffentlicher Daseinsvorsorge ab. Die Relevanz eines schützenden Staates und zivilgesellschaftlicher Organisationsformen, wie sie sich etwa in den solidarischen Hilfen manifestierten, sind als Narrative anerkannt. Deshalb dürften Neujustierungen der zentralen Steuerungsressourcen Zivilgesellschaft, Staat und Markt Auftrieb erfahren.

المؤلفون: Rolf G. Heinze

نوع المادة: eBook.

الموضوعات: Economic sociology, Social structure, Equality, Social policy, Welfare state, Community development, Social service

تصنيفات: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity

الوصف: This book examines the ways in which the welfare state impacts levels and distributions of political participation and democratic support in Western democracies. Going beyond the traditional contextual accounts of political behaviour, which primarily focus on political institutions or the socio-economic climate, this book looks specifically at the impact of public policy on a variety of political behaviours and attitudes. Drawing on the theoretical insights from the policy feedback approach, the author argues and empirically demonstrates that generous social policy offerings can not only foster democratic citizenship by promoting a more inclusive political culture, but are most beneficial to citizens who are otherwise excluded from political life in many other societies. This book will appeal most to scholars in the fields of political science and sociology who are especially interested in the welfare state, public policy, political sociology, and inequality.

المؤلفون: Jennifer Shore

نوع المادة: eBook.

الموضوعات: Political sociology, Social policy--Political aspects, Welfare state, Democracy, Equality

تصنيفات: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity

الوصف: Forty-five contributions from renowned international specialists in the field provide readers with expert analysis of the core issues related to the welfare state, including regional depictions of welfare states around the globe. The second edition of the Routledge Handbook of the Welfare State combines essays on methodologies, core concepts and central policy areas to produce a comprehensive understanding of what ‘the welfare state'means around the world. In the aftermath of the credit crunch, the Handbook addresses some of the many questions about the welfare state. This second edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to include an in-depth analysis of societal changes in recent years. New articles can be found on topics such as: the impact of ideas, well-being, migration, globalisation, India, welfare typologies, homelessness and long-term care. This volume will be an invaluable reference book for students and scholars throughout the social sciences, particularly in sociology, social policy, public policy, international relations, politics and gender studies.

المؤلفون: Bent Greve

نوع المادة: eBook.

الموضوعات: Public welfare, Welfare state

تصنيفات: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / People with Disabilities, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity

الوصف: Der Sammelband zeigt einerseits die Vielfalt und das Potential einer pluralen Ökonomik auf, indem einführende Überblicke sowie exemplarische Vertiefungen von ökonomischen Perspektiven und Diskursen erfolgen. Andererseits versteht er sich als Debattenimpuls, bei dem auch die grundsätzliche Frage nach der Relevanz und Verantwortung einer Wirtschaftswissenschaft und -praxis in den Fokus gerückt wird, die sich den Herausforderungen dieser Zeit adäquater zu stellen vermag. Es werden zentrale wissenschaftstheoretische, ökonomische und gesellschaftliche Kritiken, Herausforderungen und mögliche Lösungsansätze diskutiert.Mehr Hintergründe zum Projekt und aktuelle Lesetour-Termine unter www.plural-hannover.de/sammelband

المؤلفون: David J. Petersen, Daniel Willers, Esther M. Schmitt, Robert Birnbaum, Jan H. E. Meyerhoff, Sebastian Gießler, Benjamin Roth

نوع المادة: eBook.

الموضوعات: Economic sociology, Economics, Welfare state, Social structure, Equality

تصنيفات: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity

الوصف: This book takes up the problems of social policy, state intervention and support in the hard times of austerity introduced by the Coalition government 2010-15, and continued under the Conservative government today. At a time when the economy is growing and pay levels finally rising, the necessity for more cuts in public expenditure is fiercely contested. The scope of state services, the levels of support for people in need, and the kinds of organizations that will deliver the services, will all be profoundly affected in coming years. The authors and editors assess some of these consequences visible now in the impact that expenditure cuts and reorganization have had on many areas of social policy, and explore the direction of change in the near future.Austerity Policies evaluates a wide range of changing form of state services and the transformations involving both the recipients and those delivering the services. It considers the past, presentand future of austerity as a policy, and the problems affecting particular groups such as offenders, looked after children, and professionals such as social care workers and those engaged with domestic violence. The collection will be of interest to students and scholars of social policy, criminology, sociology, politics and media studies.

المؤلفون: Peter Rushton, Catherine Donovan

نوع المادة: eBook.

الموضوعات: Social service, Welfare state, Political sociology, Social structure, Social sciences, Economics--Sociological aspects, Equality

تصنيفات: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity

الوصف: This book examines employee welfare in British and German companies from the 19th century through to the present day. Tracing the history of employee welfare, this comparative study reveals new issues beyond the dominant focus on the welfare state, showing that companies are an integral part of welfare systems with surprisingly few differences between the UK and Germany. Maintaining that employee welfare is a key feature of the modern employment relationship, Behling shows how the welfare programme supported industrialisation in the 19th century by cementing the standard employment model of the Fifties and Sixties, as well as how it revolves around corporate social responsibility today. The result is an innovative exploration into the changing nature of employment relationships, contemporary welfare systems, and the co-evolutionary - rather than categorical - development of economic and political institutions. An engaging and well-researched text, this book will hold special appeal to scholars of social policy, welfare politics, as well as anyone interested in the role of the state in people's working lives.

المؤلفون: Felix Behling

نوع المادة: eBook.

الموضوعات: Industrial sociology, Welfare state, Social structure, Industrial relations--Great Britain--History--19th century, Industrial relations--Germany--History--19th century, Social sciences

تصنيفات: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General, HISTORY / Social History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity

الوصف: These lectures aim to help readers understand the logics and nature of the main indicators of inequality and poverty, with special attention to their social welfare underpinnings. The key approach consists in linking inequality and poverty measurement with welfare evaluation. As concern for inequality and poverty stems from ethical considerations, the measurement of those aspects necessarily involves some value judgments. Those value judgments can be linked, directly or indirectly, to welfare assessments on the distribution of personal and social opportunities. Inequality and poverty are thus considered to be partial aspects of the welfare evaluation of the opportunities in a given society. The volume includes two applications that illustrate how the models can be implemented. They refer to inequality of opportunity and poverty in education, using PISA data.

المؤلفون: Antonio Villar

نوع المادة: eBook.

الموضوعات: Equality, Quality of life, Welfare state, Social structure, Income distribution, Welfare economics, Finance, Public

تصنيفات: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Econometrics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Public Finance, MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity