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The social question has come down upon us in two different understandings. Modestly understood, it is about helping the needy and creating opportunities for disadvantaged members of society. More ambitiously conceived, by contrast, it is about extricating human life generally from the false...
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The 2008 Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization was the first attempt since the end of World War II to … reformulate the ILO's message. The strain placed on the ILO's core normative functions by globalization made it indispensable. The … fundamental principles and rights at work vis-à-vis trade liberalization. In addition, and unlike the post-World War II …
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This paper presents arguments for recognizing and tackling health inequalities as a major new challenge for social work. Four underpinning points provide the building blocks for this case, that health inequalities are a matter of social justice and human rights, that the causes of health...
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robustly conclude that world welfare has increased between 1990 and 2005 if we judge that lives with per capita yearly …
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The federal government's welfare reform efforts have two defining characteristics: first, welfare reform requires welfare recipients to work for their checks (and to move toward permanent, self-sustainable employment); and second welfare reform devolves administrative responsibility to the...
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When we invoked the example of the US National Basketball Association's (NBA's) scheme for redistribution of new talent as a model offering lessons for a possible future global social support system we hoped that we would stimulate debate. Consequently, we are very grateful to Goldblatt and...
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Theories on the relationship of globalization and welfare state can be classified into three groups. Globalists hold … that globalization threatens welfare state and the anticipated result is its retreat. Sceptics hold that globalization does … itself, globalization is not the cause but the consequence, and a part of their solutions. The effect of globalization is the …
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The new conventional wisdom on globalization emphasizes that reaping the benefits of trade and financial integration is … continue to pose an important constraint on the world economy. In reality, lack of openness is no longer the binding constraint … alike. An alternative approach to globalization would focus on enhancing policy space rather than market access, and on …
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Presenting a critical analysis of policy making in an interconnected world, this text cautions against a superficial …
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