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Biografisk notat
Bill Jordan is Professor of social Policy, School of Applied Psychosocial Studies at the University of Plymouth.<p>"Passionately written, engaging and topical."<br /> <i><b>LSE Politics Blog<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> </b></i>“A proactive, activist and passionate proposal fighting for restoring ‘faith in a politics of social justice”<i><br /> <b>International Sociology Reviews<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> </b></i>"This trenchant critique shows how orthodox social policy, grounded in the neo-liberal economic model, is ill-designed to respond to the financial crisis. It should oblige all those dealing with British social policy to question the direction being taken."<br /> <b>Guy Standing, University of Bath<br /> <br /> <br /> </b>"Breaks important new theoretical ground for a social and community-nurturing vision in the new economic era."<br /> <b>Gar Alperovitz, University of Maryland and author of America Beyond Capitalism</b></p>
This has been demonstrated by growing inequalities, by failures and scandals in the social services, by the flat-lining of measured well-being (even during the boom years), by increases in a wide range of social problems, and by public disillusion over the effectiveness of policy programmes. In the post-crash world, the political culture needs to enable the expression of collective action for the benefits of interdependence, and to overcome the threats of ecological catastrophe and divisive ideology.
Only in this way can social policy be part of an inclusive global movement to restore faith in a politics of social justice.
Bill Jordan's up-to-date, passionate and engaging argument forges convincing links between a wide range of the troubling phenomena in the public life of our times.
Acknowledgements vi
Introduction I
1 The problem 18
2 Income, credit and redistribution 44
3 Services and well-being 75
4 Global social policy 119
5 Sustainability – communities and the environment 154
6 Conclusions – transforming social policy 188
Notes and References 210
Bibliography 224
Index 244
This has been demonstrated by growing inequalities, by failures and scandals in the social services, by the flat-lining of measured well-being (even during the boom years), by increases in a wide range of social problems, and by public disillusion over the effectiveness of policy programmes. In the post-crash world, the political culture needs to enable the expression of collective action for the benefits of interdependence, and to overcome the threats of ecological catastrophe and divisive ideology.
Only in this way can social policy be part of an inclusive global movement to restore faith in a politics of social justice.
Bill Jordan's up-to-date, passionate and engaging argument forges convincing links between a wide range of the troubling phenomena in the public life of our times.