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Author:   Hartley Dean (London School of Economics, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Prentice-Hall
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780130404626

ISBN 10:   0130404624
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   26 June 2002
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction PART I - WELFARE RIGHTS IN THEORY 1. The Social Rights of Citizenship The Amelioration of Class The Origins of Rights Social Rights and 'Privatisation' Summary/Conclusion 2. Poverty and Need Defining Poverty Defining Need Rights and Equality Citizenship and Welfare Summary/Conclusion 3. Welfare Rights in Global Perspective Social Rights and Social Development Welfare State Capitalism The Globalisation of Social Policy Global Citizenship and Human Rights Summary/Conclusion 4. Critiques of Welfare Rights The Neo-Liberal Challenge The Neo-Marxist Challenge The Challenges of 'Post-Modernity' Summary/Conclusion PART II - WELFARE RIGHTS IN PRACTICE 5. Rights to Subsistence A Hybrid System The Traditional Means-Test Enforcing Family Responsibilities Security in Old Age The Rights of Disabled People and Carers Summary/Conclusion 6. Rights to Work Employment Protection The Working-Age Benefits Regime 'In Work' Benefits Incapacity Summary/Conclusion 7. Rights to Shelter Paying for Housing Protection Against Exploitation and Eviction Housing Conditions Homelessness and the Rationing of Social-Sector Housing Summary/Conclusion 8. Rights in Education, Health and Social Care Education Health Social Care Summary/Conclusion 9. Rights of Redress The Juridification of Welfare Access to Legal Expertise The Role of the Courts Administrative Redress Summary/Conclusion PART III - RETHINKING WELFARE RIGHTS 10. Discourses of Citizenship, Rights and Responsibility Traditions of Citizenship Interpreting Rights Rights and Responsibility Summary/Conclusion 11. Welfare Reform or Social Resistance? Welfare Reformism Social Resistance The Autonomous Subject and the Ethical State Summary/Conclusion References Index

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