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This groundbreaking book brings together perspectives from
political philosophy and comparative social policy to discuss
generational justice. Contributing new insights about the
preconditions for designing sustainable, inclusive policies for all
of society, the authors expose the possibilities of supporting
egalitarian principles in an ageing society through balanced
generational welfare contracts. Welfare states are largely
structured around social risks that appear in distinct phases of
human life, including childhood, working age and old age. By
empirically analyzing the causes and consequences of social policy
in a large number of countries, the authors show that balanced
generational welfare contracts - in which age-related social
protection is more evenly distributed across different stages of
life - is to the advantage of all age groups, therefore
contributing to social justice and welfare state sustainability.
The authors offer a combination of descriptive data analysis and
statistical regressions to provide robust evidence that countries
can avoid generational trade-offs in policymaking and find
positive-sum solutions. Appealing to academics, researchers and
students of politics and social policy, The Generational Welfare
Contract gives expert insight into the possibilities for success in
future welfare states.
With welfare to work programmes under intense scrutiny, this book
reviews a wide range of existing and future policies across Europe.
Seventeen contributors provide case studies and legal, sociological
and philosophical perspectives from around the continent, building
a rich picture of welfare to work policies and their impact. They
show how many schemes do not adequately address social rights and
lived experiences, and consider alternatives based on theories of
non-domination. For anyone interested in the justice of welfare to
work, this book is an important step along the path towards more
fair and adequate legislation.
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