|
Showing 1 - 12 of
12 matches in All Departments
This book is about tax and social policy and how they interact with
each other. The impact of taxation as an instrument of social
policy is central in influencing redistribution and behaviour. This
broad-based edited collection fills a significant gap in both
literatures, bringing together disparate debates in this emerging
area of analysis. It guides readers through the key interactions of
tax and social policies and the central debates and challenges
posed by their effect on each other. It examines how analyses might
be combined and policy options developed for more effective
delivery and impact in both areas.
This book is about tax and social policy and how they interact with
each other. The impact of taxation as an instrument of social
policy is central in influencing redistribution and behaviour. This
broad-based edited collection fills a significant gap in both
literatures, bringing together disparate debates in this emerging
area of analysis. It guides readers through the key interactions of
tax and social policies and the central debates and challenges
posed by their effect on each other. It examines how analyses might
be combined and policy options developed for more effective
delivery and impact in both areas.
The 2008 global economic crisis has led to a new age of austerity,
based more on politics than economics, which threatens to undermine
the very foundations of the welfare state. However, as resistance
to the logic of austerity grows, this important book, the second of
a three-book series, argues that there is still room for optimism.
The 2008 global economic crisis has led to a new age of austerity,
based more on politics than economics, which threatens to undermine
the very foundations of the welfare state. However, as resistance
to the logic of austerity grows, this important book, the second of
a three-book series, argues that there is still room for optimism.
Since the 2008 economic crisis, each year has brought new
challenges to welfare states. This important annual volume with
contributions from an exciting mix of internationally renowned
experts within the social policy community examines the economic
and political challenges that have confronted governments, and
highlights the diverse ways in which nations have responded. Part
One explores the most pressing questions confronting British social
policy, from the school-leaving age, employment, in-work benefits
to taxation. Part Two examines the political and professional
dilemmas involved in the delivery and financing of social policy.
Part Three identifies the challenges in integrating social policy
with other areas of the welfare state, including social care,
health policy and labour market policy. This comprehensive
discussion of the most challenging issues arising during the past
year provides academics and students with an invaluable up-to-date
analysis of the current state of social policy.
This edition of Social Policy Review marks the 40th anniversary of
a publication from the UK Social Policy Association devoted to
presenting an up-to-date and diverse review of the best in social
policy scholarship. It includes a special Anniversary Preface
celebrating the publication's evolution and distinctive
contributions. Continuing its reputation as a cutting edge,
international publication in social policy, Part One of this
edition analyses current developments under the UK's Coalition
Government across a range of key policy areas. Part Two includes an
examination of social policy in 'developing' countries, including
in Africa and the Arab nations. Part Three considers the fate of
social welfare in countries among the worst hit by the 'economic
crisis', including: Ireland, Greece, Spain, Portugal and Iceland.
Social Policy Review is essential reading for social policy
academics and students and for anyone who is interested in the
implications of government policy.
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.
In this collection, innovative and eminent social and policy
analysts, including Colin Crouch, Anna Coote, Grahame Thompson and
Ted Benton, challenge the failing but still dominant ideology and
policies of neo-liberalism. The editors synthesise contributors'
ideas into a revised framework for social democracy; rooted in
feminism, environmentalism, democratic equality and market
accountability to civil society. This constructive and stimulating
collection will be invaluable for those teaching, studying and
campaigning for transformative political, economic and social
policies.
The field of social policy has a rich history but policies on the
ground are undergoing intensive change. Governments around the
world are responding to political, economic and financial
pressures, many of them linked to the global economic crisis.
National agendas typically have social policy at or close to the
centre. This latest edition of Social Policy Review presents an
up-to-date and diverse review of the best in social policy
scholarship. It brings together research by an exciting range of
internationally renowned authors and examines important debates in
British and international social policy. This edition includes a
special focus in the third part on work, employment and insecurity.
Social Policy Review is essential reading for social policy
academics and students and for anyone who is interested in the
social and economic implications of government policy.
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.
Just how much influence does powerful business in the UK have on
government decision making in relation to social policy? Questions
concerning the power and influence of business over social and
public policy are increasingly being raised, not just from within
the field of social policy but also in business and management
studies and, beyond that, in the news and media. They are seldom
answered in any satisfactory way. This groundbreaking book
investigates and documents corporate influence on social policies
at global/regional, national and local levels. It argues that we
cannot understand the recent history and present direction of the
welfare state unless we focus on the role that business has played
in its development. Spanning the complete era of the Conservative
governments and the first term of New Labour, it looks in
particular at: mechanisms of corporate power and influence;
corporate opinion and influence in a range of social policy areas
including: education, training, health and social security;
changing business influence on social policy in recent years in an
international context; business involvement in social policy
initiatives and welfare delivery. By exploring business views and
opinions, power, influence and involvement in social provision,
this book helps to address important questions in social policy
and, in so doing, goes some way towards closing a gaping hole in
the current literature. The book's breadth and multidisciplinary
approach will appeal not only to students of social policy, but
also to students of business, public sector management and
politics, their teachers and policy makers in the field.
Just how much influence does powerful business in the UK have on
government decision making in relation to social policy? Questions
concerning the power and influence of business over social and
public policy are increasingly being raised, not just from within
the field of social policy but also in business and management
studies and, beyond that, in the news and media. They are seldom
answered in any satisfactory way. This groundbreaking book
investigates and documents corporate influence on social policies
at global/regional, national and local levels. It argues that we
cannot understand the recent history and present direction of the
welfare state unless we focus on the role that business has played
in its development. Spanning the complete era of the Conservative
governments and the first term of New Labour, it looks in
particular at: mechanisms of corporate power and influence;
corporate opinion and influence in a range of social policy areas
including: education, training, health and social security;
changing business influence on social policy in recent years in an
international context; business involvement in social policy
initiatives and welfare delivery. By exploring bus
|
You may like...
Loot
Nadine Gordimer
Paperback
(2)
R398
R330
Discovery Miles 3 300
Loot
Nadine Gordimer
Paperback
(2)
R398
R330
Discovery Miles 3 300
Poor Things
Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, …
DVD
R449
R329
Discovery Miles 3 290
Loot
Nadine Gordimer
Paperback
(2)
R398
R330
Discovery Miles 3 300
|