Welfare States in the 21st Century
The New Five Giants Confronting Societal Progress
Seiten
2022
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-80037-078-4 (ISBN)
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-80037-078-4 (ISBN)
On the 80th anniversary of Beveridge’s report on the ‘Five Giants’ confronting societal progress in the 1940s, this innovative book examines the ‘New Giants’ confronting us today: inequality, preventable mortality, the crisis of democracy, job quality, and environmental degradation. Ian Greener uses Qualitative Comparative Analysis and cluster analysis across 24 countries to analyse which countries are the highest performing in relation to each of the New Giants, and what they have in common.
The book indicates that confronting the New Giants requires more participative modes of governance, as well as a greater commitment to redistributing wealth and achieving higher levels of education. Greener also highlights how higher levels of globalization, so long as they are combined with these factors, can be compatible with confronting the New Giants. The book further considers how these factors combined in countries with lower levels of mortality in the first six months of the Covid-19 pandemic.
This will be critical reading for social policy and politics scholars and policy makers interested in comparative analysis. The clear explanation of the research methods used in the book will be useful to advanced level students and researchers in the field.
The book indicates that confronting the New Giants requires more participative modes of governance, as well as a greater commitment to redistributing wealth and achieving higher levels of education. Greener also highlights how higher levels of globalization, so long as they are combined with these factors, can be compatible with confronting the New Giants. The book further considers how these factors combined in countries with lower levels of mortality in the first six months of the Covid-19 pandemic.
This will be critical reading for social policy and politics scholars and policy makers interested in comparative analysis. The clear explanation of the research methods used in the book will be useful to advanced level students and researchers in the field.
Ian Greener, Professor of Social Policy, University of Strathclyde, UK and Adjunct Professor, University of Adelaide, Australia
Contents: 1. The Beveridge Report today 2. The New Giants 3. The method in Welfare States in the 21st Century 4. Inequality 5. Preventable mortality 6. The crisis of democracy 7. Job quality 8. Environmental degradation Conclusion to Welfare States in the 21st Century Epilogue: the New Giants and COVID-19 Bibliography Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 10.03.2022 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Cheltenham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-80037-078-4 / 1800370784 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-80037-078-4 / 9781800370784 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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