Welfare and well-being - Couverture souple

Jordan, Bill

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 184742080X ISBN 13 : 9781847420800

Editeur : Policy Press, 2008

Synopsis

Book by Jordan Bill

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Research on well-being reveals the significance of personal relationships, trust and participation to sustain quality of life, yet it is the economic model that remains the dominant basis for political and social institutions and policy. In this original book, Bill Jordan presents a new analysis of well-being in terms of social value, and outlines how it could be incorporated into public policy decisions. He argues that the grandiose attempt to maximise welfare and regulate social relations through contract, in line with the economic theory of information and incentives, is counterproductive for well-being. Instead, both the quality of personal experience and the restraints necessary for a convivial collective life would be better served by a focus on cultures and institutions. This book will be an essential text for academics and students in social theory, social welfare, public policy and governance. Bill Jordan is Professor of Social Policy at Plymouth and Huddersfield Universities. He has held visiting chairs in Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Slovakia and Hungary. He worked for 20 years in the UK social services, and is the author of 25 books on social policy, social theory, politics and social work.

Revue de presse :

"This is a reasoned yet passionate critique of contract and public choice theory and charts a way forward for a progressive social policy." --Professor Ian Gough, Department of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Bath

"Bill Jordan writes in a lucid and elegant way about the limitations of material conceptions of well-being and of the contract model of welfare. Jordan covers a wide array of material and approaches, all seamlessly woven together to provide an easily accessible but profound insight into the delivery of public services in Britain today. His account of the way marketized social relations become corrosive of civic character is both chilling and timely." --Louise Haagh, University of York

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Policy Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 184742080X
• ISBN 13: 9781847420800
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 288