Author: International Labour Organisation
Publisher: International Labour Organization
ISBN: 9789221148395
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
This book investigates the paradox of rich countries of Western Europe, who have high levels of poverty whilst proclaiming its eradication as one of the primary social and economic goals. It looks at how policies often do not achieve their goals, why countries need mechanisms to reduce wage inequality and why they choose to provide universal benefits instead of systems of selective benefits targeted at the poor. Along with cross-countries comparisons, the volume also presents analysis of the minimum income in France, Portugal, Italy, Finland, Ireland, Belgium, and Greece.
Minimum Income Schemes in Europe
Author: International Labour Organisation
Publisher: International Labour Organization
ISBN: 9789221148395
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
This book investigates the paradox of rich countries of Western Europe, who have high levels of poverty whilst proclaiming its eradication as one of the primary social and economic goals. It looks at how policies often do not achieve their goals, why countries need mechanisms to reduce wage inequality and why they choose to provide universal benefits instead of systems of selective benefits targeted at the poor. Along with cross-countries comparisons, the volume also presents analysis of the minimum income in France, Portugal, Italy, Finland, Ireland, Belgium, and Greece.
Publisher: International Labour Organization
ISBN: 9789221148395
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
This book investigates the paradox of rich countries of Western Europe, who have high levels of poverty whilst proclaiming its eradication as one of the primary social and economic goals. It looks at how policies often do not achieve their goals, why countries need mechanisms to reduce wage inequality and why they choose to provide universal benefits instead of systems of selective benefits targeted at the poor. Along with cross-countries comparisons, the volume also presents analysis of the minimum income in France, Portugal, Italy, Finland, Ireland, Belgium, and Greece.
Author:
Publisher: Editions Bréal
ISBN: 2749522978
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Publisher: Editions Bréal
ISBN: 2749522978
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Documents
Author: Council of Europe
Publisher: Council of Europe
ISBN: 9789287118547
Category : Political Science
Languages : fr
Pages : 342
Book Description
Parallel main title: Documents de sâance. Parallel text in English and French
Publisher: Council of Europe
ISBN: 9789287118547
Category : Political Science
Languages : fr
Pages : 342
Book Description
Parallel main title: Documents de sâance. Parallel text in English and French
The Care of Life
Author: Miguel de Beistegui
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1783480394
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
This interdisciplinary collection of essays demonstrates how the ethical and political problems we are confronted with today have come to focus largely on life. The contributors to this volume define and assess the specific meaning of life itself. It is only by doing so that we can understand why life has become an all-encompassing problem, why all questions, especially ethical and political, have become vital questions. We have reached a moment in history where every distinction and opposition is no longer in relation to life, but within it, and where life is at once a theoretical and practical problem. This book throws light on this nexus of problems at the heart of contemporary debates in bioethics and biopolitics. It helps us understand why and how life is understood, valued, cared for and framed today. Taking a genuinely transdisciplinary approach, these essays demonstrate how life is a multifaceted problem and how diverse the origins, foundations and also consequences of bioethics and biopolitics therefore are.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1783480394
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
This interdisciplinary collection of essays demonstrates how the ethical and political problems we are confronted with today have come to focus largely on life. The contributors to this volume define and assess the specific meaning of life itself. It is only by doing so that we can understand why life has become an all-encompassing problem, why all questions, especially ethical and political, have become vital questions. We have reached a moment in history where every distinction and opposition is no longer in relation to life, but within it, and where life is at once a theoretical and practical problem. This book throws light on this nexus of problems at the heart of contemporary debates in bioethics and biopolitics. It helps us understand why and how life is understood, valued, cared for and framed today. Taking a genuinely transdisciplinary approach, these essays demonstrate how life is a multifaceted problem and how diverse the origins, foundations and also consequences of bioethics and biopolitics therefore are.
Author:
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9251392226
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9251392226
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Social Suffering
Author: Emmanuel Renault
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1786600749
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
There are various forms of suffering that are best described as social suffering, such as stress, harassment, experience of poverty and domination. Such suffering is a matter of social concern, but it is rarely a matter of discussion in the social sciences, political theory or philosophy. This book aims to change this by making social suffering central to an interdisciplinary critical theory of society. The author advances the various contemporary debates about social suffering, connecting their epistemological and political stakes. He provides tools for recasting these debates, constructs a consistent conception of social suffering, and thereby equips us with a better understanding of our social world, and more accurate models of social critique. The book contributes to contemporary debates about social suffering in sociology, social psychology, political theory and philosophy. Renault argues that social suffering should be taken seriously in social theory as well as in social critique and provides a systematic account of the ways in which social suffering could be conceptualised. He goes on to inquire into the political uses of references to social suffering, surveys contemporary controversies in the social sciences, and distinguishes between economical, socio-medical, sociological, and psychoanalytic approaches, before proposing an integrative model and discussing the implications for social critique. He claims that the notion of social suffering captures some of the most specific features of the contemporary social question and that the most appropriate approach to social suffering is that of an interdisciplinary critical theory of society.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1786600749
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
There are various forms of suffering that are best described as social suffering, such as stress, harassment, experience of poverty and domination. Such suffering is a matter of social concern, but it is rarely a matter of discussion in the social sciences, political theory or philosophy. This book aims to change this by making social suffering central to an interdisciplinary critical theory of society. The author advances the various contemporary debates about social suffering, connecting their epistemological and political stakes. He provides tools for recasting these debates, constructs a consistent conception of social suffering, and thereby equips us with a better understanding of our social world, and more accurate models of social critique. The book contributes to contemporary debates about social suffering in sociology, social psychology, political theory and philosophy. Renault argues that social suffering should be taken seriously in social theory as well as in social critique and provides a systematic account of the ways in which social suffering could be conceptualised. He goes on to inquire into the political uses of references to social suffering, surveys contemporary controversies in the social sciences, and distinguishes between economical, socio-medical, sociological, and psychoanalytic approaches, before proposing an integrative model and discussing the implications for social critique. He claims that the notion of social suffering captures some of the most specific features of the contemporary social question and that the most appropriate approach to social suffering is that of an interdisciplinary critical theory of society.
"Making Work Pay" Debates from a Gender Perspective
Author: Colette Fagan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Recoge: 1. Introduction. - 2. The national focus of 'make work pay' debates en relation to social protection and social inclusion-an evaluation from a gender pespective. - 3. The impact of maternity and parental leave on employment. - 4. The impact of parental leave or extended absence for childcare ('returners') on eligibility for active labour market measures, lifelong learning or other training provisions. - 5. Conclusion.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Recoge: 1. Introduction. - 2. The national focus of 'make work pay' debates en relation to social protection and social inclusion-an evaluation from a gender pespective. - 3. The impact of maternity and parental leave on employment. - 4. The impact of parental leave or extended absence for childcare ('returners') on eligibility for active labour market measures, lifelong learning or other training provisions. - 5. Conclusion.
La coopération et l'intégration régionale au niveau des pays en voie de développement. (Colloque international. Anvers, 6 au 11 mai 1968).
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Developing countries
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Developing countries
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Immigrant Integration in Federal Countries
Author: Christian Joppke
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773587659
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
This volume analyzes immigrant integration policies and the implications for governance in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States. Leading experts review recent developments in their respective countries and current public policies and programs in three categories: selection/admission, economic and social integration, and civic and political integration (including naturalization). These analyses show that the integration of immigrants is an ongoing process that extends beyond the initial years of settlement in a new country, involving the actions of different governments, non-governmental organizations and others. By examining a range of policy and governance issues from the perspective of federalism, this volume fills a gap in the literature on immigrant integration. It will interest not only academics and researchers but also political representatives and public servants concerned with these important topics.
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773587659
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
This volume analyzes immigrant integration policies and the implications for governance in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States. Leading experts review recent developments in their respective countries and current public policies and programs in three categories: selection/admission, economic and social integration, and civic and political integration (including naturalization). These analyses show that the integration of immigrants is an ongoing process that extends beyond the initial years of settlement in a new country, involving the actions of different governments, non-governmental organizations and others. By examining a range of policy and governance issues from the perspective of federalism, this volume fills a gap in the literature on immigrant integration. It will interest not only academics and researchers but also political representatives and public servants concerned with these important topics.
The Political Economy of Work Security and Flexibility
Author: Fabio Berton
Publisher: Policy Press
ISBN: 1847429076
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
This book casts light on the empirical relationship between labor market deregulation through non-standard contracts and the three main dimensions of worker security: employment, income and social security.
Publisher: Policy Press
ISBN: 1847429076
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
This book casts light on the empirical relationship between labor market deregulation through non-standard contracts and the three main dimensions of worker security: employment, income and social security.