| Social Citizenship and Workfare in the United States and Western Europe: The Paradox of Inclusion Contributor(s): Handler, Joel F. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521833701 ISBN-13: 9780521833707 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $129.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2004 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Comparing welfare policies in the U.S. and Western Europe aimed at the "workless" population, this study notes that the European labor policies of welfare services offer the best method of bringing the socially excluded back into mainstream society. Despite differences in ideology and practice, Joel Handler argues that there are also significant similarities between the U.S. and the Europeans, especially in field-level practices that serve to exclude the most vulnerable. The author examines strategies for reform and concludes with an argument for a basic income guarantee. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Labor & Employment - Social Science | Poverty & Homelessness |
| Dewey: 362.584 |
| LCCN: 2003055127 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Law and Society (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 9" (1.41 lbs) 330 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Comparing welfare policies in the U.S. and Western Europe aimed at the workless population, this study notes that the European labor policies of welfare services offer the best method of bringing the socially excluded back into mainstream society. Despite differences in ideology and practice, Joel Handler argues that there are also significant similarities between the U.S. and the Europeans, especially in field-level practices that serve to exclude the most vulnerable. The author examines strategies for reform and concludes with an argument for a basic income guarantee. |
Contributor Bio(s): Handler, Joel F.: - Joel F. Handler is Richard C. Maxwell Professor of Law and Professor of Policy Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. |