Welfare rights and social policy /
ConclusionChapter 11 Welfare reform or social resistance?; Welfare reformism; Social resistance; The autonomous subject and the ethical state; Summary/conclusion; References; Index
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Routledge, Taylor and Francis,
2014
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| Summary: | ConclusionChapter 11 Welfare reform or social resistance?; Welfare reformism; Social resistance; The autonomous subject and the ethical state; Summary/conclusion; References; Index Welfare Rights and Social Policy provides an introduction to social policy through a discussion of welfare rights, which are explored in historical, comparative and critical context. At a time when the cause of human rights is high on the global political agendathe authorasks why the status of welfare rights as an element of human rights remains ambiguous. Rights to social security, employment, housing, education, health and social care are critical to human well-being. Yet they are invariably subordinate to the civil and political rights of citizenship, they are oft |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (272 pages) |
| ISBN: | 1306870321 1317904737 9781306870320 9781317904731 |