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What is poverty and how can it be tackled? Taking the Third Way out
of its narrow party political context, this book argues that it is
necessary to harness work beyond employment in order to pave a
Third Way beyond capitalism and socialism. The outcome is a
thought-provoking new approach towards combating poverty. Poverty
and the Third Way uncovers how New Labour's employment-focussed
approach causes, rather than resolves, poverty. Searching for
another approach, the authors find the seeds of an alternative
'Third Way' in radical European social democratic and ecological
thought which seeks to transcend capitalism and socialism by
developing work beyond employment. Exploring the reasons why such
an approach is needed and how it can be implemented, the authors
transcend the 'there is no alternative' to capitalism school of
thought dominant in many advanced economies by providing a clearly
marked route map of the way towards a post-capitalist economy.
What is poverty and how can it be tackled? Taking the Third Way out of its narrow party political context, this book argues that it is necessary to harness work beyond employment in order to pave a Third Way beyond capitalism and socialism. The outcome is a thought-provoking new approach towards combating poverty. Poverty and the Third Way uncovers how New Labour's employment-focussed approach causes, rather than resolves, poverty. Searching for another approach, the authors find the seeds of an alternative 'Third Way' in radical European social democratic and ecological thought which seeks to transcend capitalism and socialism by developing work beyond employment. Exploring the reasons why such an approach is needed and how it can be implemented, the authors transcend the 'there is no alternative' to capitalism school of thought dominant in many advanced economies by providing a clearly marked route map of the way towards a post-capitalist economy. eBook available with sample pages: 0203167465
This book explores the organization and divisions of labour of
domestic and care work in modern France and in so doing, reveals
some of the drivers of and obstacles to change in the relationship
between gender, the family, and the French state. The book finds
that both the policies and social norms that structure how domestic
and care work is carried out and by whom in contemporary France
have been influenced by historical legacies dating back to the
Revolution such as French Republicanism and pronatalism, and more
recent political currents such as the self-management movement and
materialist feminism. Chapter 1 sets out the analytical framework
for the book, while Chapter 2 explores the historical legacies that
help shape contemporary domestic and care work in France. Chapters
3, 4, and 5 focus on the specific activities of parental and
childcare work, long-term care for adults, and domestic work in the
contemporary period. Chapter 6 discusses the effects of the
COVID-19 restrictions on domestic and care work, and Chapter 7
concludes the discussion.
Informal employment, whether the result of tax evasion or working
whilst claiming benefit, is an issue rapidly rising to the top of
government policy agendas. This book challenges many of the popular
myths surrounding informal economic activities, offering a radical
reconceptualization of their extent, growth, location and nature as
well as evaluating the contrasting policy options open to
governments. First, it tackles the popular belief that informal
employment is growing throughout the advanced economies. Second it
challenges the myth that this work is undertaken mostly by
marginalized groups such as the unemployed, poor, ethnic minorities
and immigrants and in deprived neighbourhoods. Third, it evaluates
the dominant view that we should replace informal with formal
employment through enforcement of stringent laws and regulations
concerning tax evasion, benefit fraud and the contravention of
labour laws.
Informal employment, whether the result of tax evasion or working
whilst claiming benefit, is an issue rapidly rising to the top of
government policy agendas. This book challenges many of the popular
myths surrounding informal economic activities, offering a radical
reconceptualization of their extent, growth, location and nature as
well as evaluating the contrasting policy options open to
governments. First, it tackles the popular belief that informal
employment is growing throughout the advanced economies. Second it
challenges the myth that this work is undertaken mostly by
marginalized groups such as the unemployed, poor, ethnic minorities
and immigrants and in deprived neighbourhoods. Third, it evaluates
the dominant view that we should replace informal with formal
employment through enforcement of stringent laws and regulations
concerning tax evasion, benefit fraud and the contravention of
labour laws.
Governments in Western Europe and North America have placed job
creation initiatives at the heart of their policy for revitalizing
deprived neighbourhoods. However, relying on this alone is
problematic and these governments are becoming increasingly
interested in finding ways of enabling communities to help
themselves. Drawing upon original, in-depth studies of self-help
activities in both deprived and affluent neighbourhoods in UK
cities, this book examines why the populations of deprived
neighbourhoods are more likely to be excluded not only from the
labour market but also from adopting self-help practices in
response to their situation. It also identifies the barriers which
discourage participation in self-help projects. A combination of
policies are advocated, bringing together innovative bottom-up
initiatives such as LETS, time currencies and Employee Mutuals,
with top-down policies such as Active Citizens' Credits. This book
instead suggests a fresh and positive approach towards revitalizing
deprived neighbourhoods based on seeking the full-engagement,
rather than merely the full-employment, of deprived populations.
Governments in Western Europe and North America have placed job
creation initiatives at the heart of their policy for revitalizing
deprived neighbourhoods. However, relying on this alone is
problematic and these governments are becoming increasingly
interested in finding ways of enabling communities to help
themselves. Drawing upon original, in-depth studies of self-help
activities in both deprived and affluent neighbourhoods in UK
cities, this book examines why the populations of deprived
neighbourhoods are more likely to be excluded not only from the
labour market but also from adopting self-help practices in
response to their situation. It also identifies the barriers which
discourage participation in self-help projects. A combination of
policies are advocated, bringing together innovative bottom-up
initiatives such as LETS, time currencies and Employee Mutuals,
with top-down policies such as Active Citizens' Credits. This book
instead suggests a fresh and positive approach towards revitalizing
deprived neighbourhoods based on seeking the full-engagement,
rather than merely the full-employment, of deprived populations.
Women's Work in Britain and France is a ground-breaking
retheorization of what constitutes 'progress' in gender relations.
The book shows that French women, although having more full-time
and continuous careers and greater social policy support, retain as
great a responsibility for unpaid domestic and caring work as their
British counterparts. It replaces the conventional focus upon
encouraging women's increased insertion into employment as the
principal strategy for achieving progress in gender relations with
a new focus on changing men's work patterns.
Women's Work in Britain and France is a ground-breaking
retheorization of what constitutes 'progress' in gender relations.
The book shows that French women, although having more full-time
and continuous careers and greater social policy support, retain as
great a responsibility for unpaid domestic and caring work as their
British counterparts. It replaces the conventional focus upon
encouraging women's increased insertion into employment as the
principal strategy for achieving progress in gender relations with
a new focus on changing men's work patterns.
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