Welfare and benefit systems Books

Book SynopsisTrade Review‘Torry’s monograph should become a must-read for social policy makers and social legislators, as well as for politicians at all levels, students in many humanities disciplines, and scholars. The book is both very informative and readable, and I believe it could be produced in further, expanded editions.’ -- Kristina Koldinská, European Journal of Social Security‘This book is undoubtedly a valuable reference resource, since it draws together commentaries from a variety of secondary resources and gathers in one place summaries of historically significant philosophical arguments, policy proposals and studies. It offers a guide through the bewildering twists, turns and inflections in the terminologies these have entailed, but it also reveals the ways in which the position of some key thinkers has shifted over time and in which shifts in perspective can result in a Gestalt switch in perception.’ -- Hartley Dean, Journal of Human Development and Capabilities'Malcolm Torry has produced the first and only comprehensive history of Basic Income from the historical origins of the idea to the growing movement around it today.'- Karl Widerquist, Georgetown University-Qatar‘An extremely well informed account of the many modest origins and recent worldwide dissemination of the idea of Basic Income, and in particular of the role played by British thinkers and activists.' -- Philippe Van Parijs, University of Louvain, Belgium and Basic Income Earth Network'As Basic Income moves up the political agenda, the need to understand the history of the idea has never been more pressing. Malcolm Torry's wide-ranging study draws on a lifetime of research and will be an invaluable contribution to the growing literature on the subject.' -- Peter Sloman, University of Cambridge, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. A history of Basic Income 2. Who thought of Basic Income first? 3. Basic Income during the nineteenth century 4. Basic Income in the United Kingdom during the early twentieth century 5. Basic Income during the mid-twentieth century in the United Kingdom 6. Basic Income and diversity in Canada and the USA 7. Basic Income, research and feasibility in Great Britain and Ireland 8. Multiple approaches to Basic Income in continental Europe 9. A worldwide Basic Income debate 10. A global Basic Income debate 11. Conclusions: where now for Basic Income? Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis unique and forward-thinking book explores how we understand needs in relation to the welfare state and to what extent we can, if at all, measure need.Trade Review‘How are human needs defined and how are welfare states addressing them? This accessible and timely book answers this question by covering topics like the difference between needs and wants, the relationship between needs and poverty, and the role of income transfers, social services and private actors in meeting human needs.’ -- Daniel Béland, McGill University, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1 Human needs in welfare states? 2 What are needs? 3 Demographic changes and the impact on demand and need for welfare states 4 Quality, needs and the welfare state 5 Needs and income transfers 6 Welfare services – how to define needs? 7 Who has the responsibility to cover needs? 8 Does legitimacy influence what is understood as needs? 9 Differences across welfare states and welfare regimes 10 Human needs and the welfare state: by way of conclusion

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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘This book is exactly what is needed now. Government and professionals alike are deeply struggling with the complex social care crisis. I know, I sit on the House of Lord's Adult Social Care Select Committee. We are all grappling with how to draft recommendations which will have any likelihood of being implemented. The book explains the type of reforms necessary, so the system works for all. The proposals which reconcile the human and financial imperatives, offer us a real opportunity to recognise and grasp the social care nettle, once and for all!’ -- Baroness Jane Campbell of Surbiton, DBE‘We tend to hear the same things time and again about social care and its crises. This book offers a breath of fresh air, presenting challenges to the usual orthodoxy and drawing on the authors' wealth of experience and involvement in social care research, practice and lived experiences.’ -- Jill Manthorpe, Professor of Social Work, King’s College London, Director of the National Institute of Health Research, Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce‘The omnipresent debate about social care in the UK, and beyond, demands a radical and imaginative solution that places rights and sustainability at its core. This book does just that, offering a coherent, accessible blueprint for a transformative, inclusive and practical approach. I really enjoyed reading it.’ -- Alisoun Milne, Professor Emeritus of Social Gerontology and Social Work, University of Kent. Research Excellence Framework 2021 Sub Panel member Social Work and Social Policy‘The authors cogently outline a credible solution to solve the adult social care crisis and set out a pathway to create a framework that provides independent living for people who need care and support. Clearly written, the book is an interesting read for service users; a must read for professionals.’ -- Donald O’Neal, Author of The Lack of Care Act 2014: Service users’ perspectives of a failing adult social care system‘In part a detailed historical account, in part a clarion call to a better future, this important analysis deserves a wide readership. Both erudite and accessible, it is written with passion and compassion. The views of people on the receiving end of social care are centre stage, as are both the evidence base to underpin policy going forward and the global forces that will shape the future context. It stands too as a celebration of social care, what it offers and what it deserves. As such, it provides the strongest possible foundation for action to transform “a Cinderella service in the shadow of healthcare” into a rights-based, sustainable and just system.’ -- Suzy Braye, Professor Emeritus Social Work, University of Sussex and formerly Editor in Chief of European Journal of Social Work‘A must-read for anyone with any interest in social care. Beresford and Slasberg have brought together their extensive knowledge to powerfully expose the realities of a system responsible for support that is essential for social well-being and of growing demographic importance yet historically neglected, under-funded and concealed from public comprehension by complexity and spin. They make a compelling case for the need for urgent change.’ -- Ellen Clifford, Disabled activist, disability consultant and writer. Author of The War on Disabled People, winner of the 2021 Bread and Roses award for radical publishing‘This book comes at a very opportune time, when social care throughout the UK is in dire need of re-acquainting itself with its foundational ethics, values and purpose. Beresford and Slasberg boldly advance a new paradigm, based on a person-centred, human rights-based approach. Written in a clear and understandable format, the book would be of equal benefit to students, policy makers, and practitioners.’ -- James Elder-Woodward, Disabled Activist, Chair of Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living, Vice-Convenor Inclusion ScotlandTable of ContentsContents: Foreword David Brindle Introduction to The Future of Social Care PART I SOCIAL CARE IN THE UK: HOW IT WORKS AND HOW IT GOT HERE 1. Social care: the policy progress forgot 2. Sowing the seeds of dysfunction: the 1948 settlement 3. Rising awareness and falling achievement 4. The modern era, part one: the truth about eligibility 5. The modern era, part two: smoke, mirrors and elixirs 6. The social care funding fiasco PART II AN AGENDA FOR SOCIAL CARE CHANGE 7. Towards person-centred practice 8. A paradigm for an international approach to a rights-based system 9. Blueprint for a person-centred system to deliver the rights-based paradigm 10. Resistance to change PART III A CHANGING WORLD DRIVING CHANGE IN SOCIAL CARE 11. Renewing social care 12. Towards sustainable social care and independent living Index References

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Book SynopsisBringing together researchers from the fields of social policy, economics, sociology and clinical psychology, this book offers new evidence on the inter-related problems faced by disability claimants, and identifies important lessons for policy.Table of ContentsList of Contributors vii Introduction: New Perspectives on Health, Disability, Welfare and the Labour Market 1Colin Lindsay, Bent Greve, Ignazio Cabras, Nick Ellison and Stephen Kellett 1 Assessing the Evidence Base on Health, Employability and the Labour Market – Lessons for Activation in the UK 5Colin Lindsay, Bent Greve, Ignazio Cabras, Nick Ellison and Stephen Kellett 2 Disability Benefits in an Age of Austerity 25Christina Beatty and Steve Fothergill 3 From Impairment to Incapacity – Educational Inequalities in Disabled People’s Ability to Work 47Ben Baumberg 4 ‘Keeping meself to meself’ – How Social Networks Can Influence Narratives of Stigma and Identity for Long-term Sickness Benefits Recipients 65Kayleigh Garthwaite 5 Measuring the Impacts of Health Conditions on Work Incapacity – Evidence from the British Household Panel Survey 81William Whittaker and Matt Sutton 6 The Influence of Presenting Health Condition on Eventual Return to Work for Individuals Receiving Health-Related Welfare Benefits 107Fiona Purdie and Stephen Kellett 7 A Review of Health-related Support Provision within the UK Work Programme – What’s on the Menu? 127Jenny Ceolta-Smith, Sarah Salway and Angela Mary Tod 8 Supporting the UK’s Workless – An International Comparative Perspective 151Mike Danson, Ailsa McKay and Willie Sullivan Index 175

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Book SynopsisEnvironmental problems particularly climate change have become increasingly important to governments and social researchers in recent decades. Debates about their implications for social policies and welfare reforms are now moving towards centre stage. What has been missing from such debates is an account of the history of the welfare state in relation to environmental issues and green ideas.A Green History of the Welfare State fills this gap. How have the environmental and social policy agendas developed? To what extent have welfare systems been informed by the principles of environmental ethics and politics? How effective has the welfare state been at addressing environmental problems? How might the history of social policies be reimagined? With its lively, chronological narrative, this book provides answers to these questions. Through overviews of key periods, politicians and reforms the book weaves together a range of subjects into a new kind of historicalTable of ContentsIntroduction Made of Coal and Surrounded by Fish: 1945-51 A Final Farewell: 1951-55 An Impenetrable Fog: 1952-64 Upheavals: 1964-70 Crises of Power: 1970-74 The Party is Over: 1974-79 The Soul of a Marketplace: 1979-87 Venus in Capitalist Furs: 1987-90 The Long Shadows: 1990-97 New Dawn, New Politics, New Britain: 1997-2001 Fixing the Planet: 1997-2005 Crashing and Burning: 2005-10 Conclusion

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Book SynopsisGet the Social Security benefits you''ve earned In the newly updated Social Security For Dummies, you''ll find all the basics on Social Security, plus the latest updates and changes, so that you can make the most of your benefits. With clear jargon-free language and instructions, you''ll figure out when to start taking your benefits, based on your unique situation and goals. This bestseller simplifies the complex Social Security system, a cornerstone of many people''s retirement budgets. Social Security For Dummies will arm you with the knowledge you need to maximize your financial well-being. Get a comprehensive guide to the foundations of Social Security Understand your benefits and prepare your long-term financial plan Learn the latest benefits and find guidance on updated policies Determine the best time to apply for Social Security Whether you''re gearing up for retirement, already in the Social Security

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Book SynopsisAn evaluation of the most enduring privatisation of the Thatcher era Written in an accessible style, this is a key reference for students and researchers in housing and planning; geography; and social policy. The book analyses the operation and impact of the right to buy policy (RTB). It includes a critique of the Housing Act and the 2001 Housing (Scotland) Act. The enactment of these changes under a Labour government affirms the continuance of the RTB. The authors take stock of its profound effect on housing policy, reversing the growth in social housing developed over the twentieth century, transforming the nation''s tenure structure and revolutionising the UK housing system. The Right to Buy: analysis and evaluation of a housing policy begins with an examination of the policy background to the establishment of the RTB and the main features of the legislation. This is followed by chapters that review its take-up and the pattern of sales and theirTable of Contents1: Introduction. 2: A Policy For Its Time. 3: The Right To Buy In The Uk 1980- 20054: Unequal Opportunities, Time And Place. 5: Transforming Social Housing. 6: Extending The Owner Occupied Housing Market. 7: Promoting The Private Rented Sector. 8: Creating Sustainable Communities. 9: Housing Management And Housing Quality. 10: The Financial Equation. 11: Policy Transfer – International Perspectives On Housing Privatisation. 12: A Policy Past Its Sell-By Date?. 13: Learning From the Right to Buy. References. Index

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Book SynopsisBringing together top scholars in the field, Universality and Social Policy in Canada provides an overview of the universality principle in social welfare. The contributors survey the many contested meanings of universality in relation to specific social programs, the field of social policy, and the modern welfare state. The book argues that while universality is a core value undergirding certain areas of state interventionmost notably health care and educationthe contributory principle of social insurance and the selectivity principle of income assistance are also highly significant precepts in practice.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction: Understanding Universality DANIEL BÉLAND, GREGORY P. MARCHILDON, AND MICHAEL J. PRINCE 1 Placing Universality in Canadian Social Policy and Politics MICHAEL J. PRINCE 2 Equalization and the Fiscal Foundation of Universality P.E. BRYDEN 3 The Single-Tier Universality of Canadian Medicare GREGORY P. MARCHILDON 4 Elementary and Secondary Education: The First Universal Social Program in Canada JENNIFER WALLNER AND GREGORY P. MARCHILDON 5 From Family Allowances to the Struggle for Universal Childcare in Canada RIANNE MAHON WITH MICHAEL J. PRINCE 6 Universality and the Erosion of Old Age Security DANIEL BÉLAND AND PATRIK MARIER 7 Common Differences: The Universalism of Disability and Unevenness of Public Policy MICHAEL J. PRINCE 8 Segmented Citizenship: Indigenous Peoples and the Limits of Universality MARTIN PAPILLON 9 Universality and Immigration: Differential Access to Social Programs and Societal Inclusion TRACY SMITH-CARRIER 10 Universality and Social Policy in the United Kingdom ALEX WADDAN AND DANIEL BÉLAND 11 Universal Social Policy in Sweden PAULA BLOMQVIST AND DANIEL BÉLAND Conclusion: Resiliencies, Paradoxes, and Lessons GREGORY P. MARCHILDON, DANIEL BÉLAND, AND MICHAEL J. PRINCE List of Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisThis is the first English-language book to take a comparative look at the Italian welfare state as a whole since the 2008 economic crisis and will be a valuable resource for academics and researchers as well as students.Trade Review"This volume is a comprehensive, innovative and recommended read for all scholars interested in understanding the backgrounds of the Italian welfare state and its specificity in an international perspective." Social Policy & Administration“A thorough analysis of the trajectory of the Italian welfare state and its comparative situation, and a salient contribution to the current debate on the future prospects of social protection within the whole EU and the Eurozone.” Ana Guillén, University of Oviedo, Spain“Written by the best Italian scholars in the field, this outstanding and analytically rigorous book examines the multi-level dynamics of change in Italy's welfare state during the last decades.” Caroline de la Porte, Roskilde University, DenmarkTable of ContentsPart 1: Pension policy in Italy; Employment policy change in Italy; Social assistance in Italy in a comparative perspective; Social care in Italy in a comparative perspective; Health care policy change in Italy; School policies; Higher education policies; Taxation policies and the welfare state; Part 2: Social inequalities between “new” and “old” social risks and missing policy responses; Italy: A two welfare regimes welfare state?; The economic crisis, the austerity plans and the welfare state: what has been the impact on social inequalities?; Conclusions.

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Book SynopsisA data-rich, evidence-based analysis of the impact Labour and coalition government policies following the financial crisis, with particular focus on poverty and inequality, by leading policy experts from the LSE, and Universities of Manchester and York.Trade Review"With the policy agenda of the last government set to continue, [this] work deserves to be read and consulted widely." Carys Roberts, Progress Online"Does the financial crisis and its aftermath represent a key turning point in the history of the UK welfare state? This is an essential resource for anyone interested in UK social policy." Jonathan Portes, National Institute of Economic and Social Research, UK"This book offers a reference guide for readers who want facts, figures and a meticulous analysis of social policy in order to critique the claims that make headline news." Frontline Magazine"Analysis of the high quality we have come to expect from these authors - a vital contribution to current debates about the fundamental policy principles and goals of the welfare state." Fran Bennett, University of Oxford"An essential addition to the bookshelves of anyone who studies or is involved in UK social policy" - Journal of Social Policy"The authors provide sophisticated levels of analysis and [present] intricate data." LSE Review of Books"Hats off to CASE for another in their invaluable series on whether social policy is meeting its goal of a fairer society. This authoritative account of social policy and wellbeing from 2007 to 2015 is chilling but essential reading." Jane Waldfogel, Columbia University, USA"Another superb assessment of UK social policies, this time in the face of austerity, from the anti-cyclical policies of Labour through to the end of the austerity coalition. So authoritative, resourceful and speedy!" Jonathan Bradshaw, University of York, UK"A one-stop shop for an authoritative and measured assessment of the response to the crisis by the Labour government and of the unfortunate policies of the 2010-15 Coalition – which is what you’d expect from this team." Peter Taylor-Gooby, University of KentTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Ruth Lupton, Kitty Stewart, Tania Burchardt, John Hills and Polly Vizard; Part One: Benefits, pensions, tax credits and direct taxes ~ John Hills, Paola De Agostini and Holly Sutherland; Young children ~ Kitty Stewart and Polina Obolenskaya; Schools ~ Ruth Lupton, Stephanie Thomson and Polina Obolenskaya; Further and higher education and skills ~ Ruth Lupton, Lorna Unwin and Stephanie Thomson; Employment policy since the crisis ~ Abigail McKnight; Housing ~ Rebecca Tunstall; Health ~ Polly Vizard, Polina Obolenskaya and Emily Jones; Adult social care ~ Tania Burchardt, Polina Obolenskaya and Polly Vizard; Part Two: Public and private welfare ~ Tania Burchardt and Polina Obolenskaya; Socioeconomic inequalities ~ John Hills and Kitty Stewart; The changing structure of UK inequality since the crisis ~ John Hills, Jack Cunliffe and Polina Obolenskaya; Spatial inequalities ~ Ruth Lupton, Polina Obolenskaya and Amanda Fitzgerald; Part Three: Summary and conclusion ~ John Hills, Ruth Lupton, Tania Burchardt, Kitty Stewart and Polly Vizard.

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Book SynopsisA data-rich, evidence-based analysis of the impact Labour and coalition government policies following the financial crisis, with particular focus on poverty and inequality, by leading policy experts from the LSE, and Universities of Manchester and York.Trade Review"With the policy agenda of the last government set to continue, [this] work deserves to be read and consulted widely." Carys Roberts, Progress Online"Does the financial crisis and its aftermath represent a key turning point in the history of the UK welfare state? This is an essential resource for anyone interested in UK social policy." Jonathan Portes, National Institute of Economic and Social Research, UK"This book offers a reference guide for readers who want facts, figures and a meticulous analysis of social policy in order to critique the claims that make headline news." Frontline Magazine"Analysis of the high quality we have come to expect from these authors - a vital contribution to current debates about the fundamental policy principles and goals of the welfare state." Fran Bennett, University of Oxford"An essential addition to the bookshelves of anyone who studies or is involved in UK social policy" - Journal of Social Policy"The authors provide sophisticated levels of analysis and [present] intricate data." LSE Review of Books"Hats off to CASE for another in their invaluable series on whether social policy is meeting its goal of a fairer society. This authoritative account of social policy and wellbeing from 2007 to 2015 is chilling but essential reading." Jane Waldfogel, Columbia University, USA"Another superb assessment of UK social policies, this time in the face of austerity, from the anti-cyclical policies of Labour through to the end of the austerity coalition. So authoritative, resourceful and speedy!" Jonathan Bradshaw, University of York, UK"A one-stop shop for an authoritative and measured assessment of the response to the crisis by the Labour government and of the unfortunate policies of the 2010-15 Coalition – which is what you’d expect from this team." Peter Taylor-Gooby, University of KentTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Ruth Lupton, Kitty Stewart, Tania Burchardt, John Hills and Polly Vizard; Part One: Benefits, pensions, tax credits and direct taxes ~ John Hills, Paola De Agostini and Holly Sutherland; Young children ~ Kitty Stewart and Polina Obolenskaya; Schools ~ Ruth Lupton, Stephanie Thomson and Polina Obolenskaya; Further and higher education and skills ~ Ruth Lupton, Lorna Unwin and Stephanie Thomson; Employment policy since the crisis ~ Abigail McKnight; Housing ~ Rebecca Tunstall; Health ~ Polly Vizard, Polina Obolenskaya and Emily Jones; Adult social care ~ Tania Burchardt, Polina Obolenskaya and Polly Vizard; Part Two: Public and private welfare ~ Tania Burchardt and Polina Obolenskaya; Socioeconomic inequalities ~ John Hills and Kitty Stewart; The changing structure of UK inequality since the crisis ~ John Hills, Jack Cunliffe and Polina Obolenskaya; Spatial inequalities ~ Ruth Lupton, Polina Obolenskaya and Amanda Fitzgerald; Part Three: Summary and conclusion ~ John Hills, Ruth Lupton, Tania Burchardt, Kitty Stewart and Polly Vizard.

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Book SynopsisExplains the challenges that collective welfare faces, and explores the complexities involved in delivering it, including debates about who benefits from welfare and how and where it is delivered.Trade Review“Pete Alcock uses his enviable gift for simplifying complex narratives and ideas to redeem the very meaning of `welfare’ and explain how the much-maligned welfare state entails concerted action in the service of the common good.” Hartley Dean, London School of Economics"This is an important book. It is a timely reminder of what the UK welfare state has achieved and what is currently at stake. It challenges us to secure the future." Jane Millar, University of Bath“Undoubtedly a text for our times and a must-read for anyone concerned about the future of our welfare system, providing an antidote to neo-liberal thinking and a compelling case for collective investment in the common good.” Margaret May, Honorary Research Fellow, University of BirminghamTable of ContentsIntroduction; What do we mean by welfare?; How should we deliver welfare?; Where should planning and delivery take place?; Who benefits from welfare?; What challenges does welfare face?; Conclusion: a new approach to collective welfare.

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Book SynopsisChristopher Deeming and Paul Smyth, together with internationally renowned contributors, illustrate how the merging of `social investment' and `inclusive growth and development' agendas, together with the environmental imperative of `sustainability', is forging an important new social policy framework and shaping a new global development agenda.Trade Review“What is particularly interesting about this book is the way in which its diverse contributions are all evidence for new perspectives emerging from within current social and economic policy: the new evolving out of the old rather than coming from elsewhere to replace it, and at the same time being genuinely new.” Citizen’s Income"Gathering excellent contributors, this edited volume is a must read for students of social policy interested in inclusive growth and social investment." Daniel Béland, Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy ?"A stimulating read encompassing timely and important topics such as inclusive growth and social investment – and with a global perspective." Bent Greve, Roskilde University, DenmarkTable of ContentsIntroduction and overview ~ Christopher Deeming and Paul Smyth Part I: Theoretical frameworks Social investment, inclusive growth that is sustainable and the new global social policy ~ Christopher Deeming and Paul Smyth Taking social investment seriously in developed economies ~ Anton Hemerijck Making growth inclusive: perspectives on the role of social policy in developing economies ~ Sarah Cook The challenges of inclusive growth for the developmental welfare state ~ Huck-ju Kwon Part II: Policy applications Measuring and monitoring inclusive growth in developing and advanced economies: multiple definitions, open questions and some constructive proposals ~ Stephan Klasen Towards an employment strategy of inclusive growth ~ Günther Schmid Active labour market policies for an inclusive growth ~ Giuliano Bonoli Education and skills for inclusive growth ~ Marius R. Busemeyer Inclusive growth and social investments over the life course ~ Jon Kvist Inclusive economic growth for health equity: in search of the elusive evidence ~ Guillem López Casasnovas and Laia Maynou Social protection, social investment and inclusive development ~ James Midgley Social politics puzzling: governance for inclusive growth and social investment ~ Jane Jenson Limits to Growth revisited ~ Tim Jackson and Robin Webster Towards a new global social policy framework? ~ Paul Smyth and Christopher Deeming

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Book SynopsisIn Broken Benefits, Sam Royston argues that social security isn't working, and without a change in direction, it will be even less fair in the future. He provides an introductory guide to social security, correcting misunderstandings and presents practical ideas of how benefits should be reformed.Trade Review"This excellent book not only explains clearly how we got to the broken system we have, and what principles should guide its overhaul. An important book for all those making decisions about the benefits system and those hoping to influence those decisions." Naomi Eisenstadt, University of Oxford"A highly engaging and accessible account of the challenges within our social security system and a powerful manifesto for change. This authoritative guide to the facts behind the headlines is needed now more than ever." Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson of Eaglescliffe“A superb and deeply knowledgeable analysis of how our benefit system really works – and sometimes doesn’t – for those in need. Benefits too often confuse, conflict, are wrongly sanctioned and wrongly denied; claiming them even leaves some people worse off. Yet a sane and decent benefit system, both for those in and out of work, is the most effective path out of poverty. Clear-eyed, compassionate and compelling, this book is a must-read, and must-keep, for all who care about the poverty and insecurity of our fellow citizens. “ Rt. Hon.Baroness Hollis of Heigham, former Social Security Minister"Here is a policy expert who writes with real warmth. His plan to repair the safety net is unmissable." Rt Hon Stephen Timms, MP for East Ham and former Social Security Minister“The book is timely, detailed, well researched, and well written: not an easy combination to achieve in relation to the UK’s benefit system.” Citizen’s Income."Broken Benefits gives expert, accessible exposure of social security provision in the UK – its past, its cuts, its future plans. It strongly calls for Better Benefits." Terry Patterson, National Association of Welfare Rights Advisers"Invaluable: not just a clear and authoritative guide to the complex world of social security benefits, but a superb analysis of why much recent welfare reform has gone wrong and what needs to be done to get the system right for the people who rely on it." Patrick Butler, Social policy editor, The Guardian"Royston's book is a very good introduction to social security policy and also a swingeing critique of the thrust of policy since 2010" Jonathan Bradshaw, University of YorkTable of ContentsPart I: INTRODUCING THE BENEFITS SYSTEM; Introduction; The makings of a 'British revolution': A brief history of benefits; What are benefits for?; Part II: MAPPING IT ALL OUT - THE MECHANICS OF THE BENEFITS SYSTEM; Benefit entitlements for people with no other income or savings; Contribution-based benefit entitlements for people with no other income or savings; How support changes on moving into work; Part III: A THOUSAND CUTS; A freeze is as good as a cut; 'Unlimited' welfare; Welfare reform and the 'family test'; Cuts to Employment and Support Allowance and the ‘limited capability for work’ component of Universal Credit; Triple locked? Benefits for pensioners; Welfare that works? The 'old' system; Welfare that works? Universal Credit; Contribution-based benefits: The great insurance scam; Part IV: CHAOS, ERROR AND MISJUDGEMENTS - PAYMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION IN THE BENEFITS SYSTEM; Reasons to be fearful?: Assessing sickness and disability; 'Chaos, error and misjudgement': The administration of Tax Credits and Universal Credit; Sanctions; Local benefits, local choices; Making 'older people' older: Changes in the pension age; Part V: THE 'NEW SETTLEMENT' - BENEFITS IN 2020; Understanding the 'low tax, low welfare' economy; The social impact of moving to a 'low welfare' economy; Part VI: BETTER BENEFITS; Preventing poverty and destitution; A system that responds to household need; Supporting 'socially desirable' behaviours; Simplicity from the claimant's perspective; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisA substantial, authoritative, third edition of this important textbook about the impact of economic priorities and pressures on social policies at a time when neo-liberal arguments for reducing the burden of welfare are more dominant than ever before.Trade Review"This new edition could not be more timely or policy-relevant as policymakers around the world confront the challenges of adequately funding the welfare state." Jane Waldfogel, Professor of Social Work and Public Affairs, Columbia University“This book provides an expert, wide ranging review of the key evidence and arguments from economics as they relate to Social Policy. Because economic claims are so fundamental to, and ubiquitous in, the current debates on welfare, it is essential reading for anyone seeking to articulate an informed position on this subject.” Jeremy Kendall, School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, University of Kent“Understanding the costs and financing of welfare has rarely been so lively, engaging and real. Howard Glennerster has produced a text of outstanding scholarship, essential for undergraduate and postgraduate courses right across the social sciences.” Chris Deeming, Reviews Editor for the Journal of Social Policy and Chancellor's Fellow and Senior Lecturer, University of Strathclyde, UK"If we are concerned about the role of welfare in society, we need to understand how it is paid for, and how we might pay for it in the future. Glennerster is the acknowledged expert on these questions and he addresses both in this new edition of his established text, providing critical guidance on current practices and their problems, and outlining the challenges that we will face and how best to respond." Pete Alcock, Emeritus Professor of Social Policy & Administration, University of BirminghamTable of ContentsPart One: Principles; The cost of welfare; Market failure and government failure; What to tax. Who to tax. How much to tax; Rationing – who gets what?; Part Two: Service funding; Cash benefits: Pensions; Cash benefits: During working age; Paying for Health Services; Paying for Care; Paying for Education: Schools; Paying for Education: Post school; Shelter; Part Three: The Future; The future.

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Book SynopsisA substantial, authoritative, third edition of this important textbook about the impact of economic priorities and pressures on social policies at a time when neo-liberal arguments for reducing the burden of welfare are more dominant than ever before.Trade Review"This new edition could not be more timely or policy-relevant as policymakers around the world confront the challenges of adequately funding the welfare state." Jane Waldfogel, Professor of Social Work and Public Affairs, Columbia University“This book provides an expert, wide ranging review of the key evidence and arguments from economics as they relate to Social Policy. Because economic claims are so fundamental to, and ubiquitous in, the current debates on welfare, it is essential reading for anyone seeking to articulate an informed position on this subject.” Jeremy Kendall, School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, University of Kent“Understanding the costs and financing of welfare has rarely been so lively, engaging and real. Howard Glennerster has produced a text of outstanding scholarship, essential for undergraduate and postgraduate courses right across the social sciences.” Chris Deeming, Reviews Editor for the Journal of Social Policy and Chancellor's Fellow and Senior Lecturer, University of Strathclyde, UK"If we are concerned about the role of welfare in society, we need to understand how it is paid for, and how we might pay for it in the future. Glennerster is the acknowledged expert on these questions and he addresses both in this new edition of his established text, providing critical guidance on current practices and their problems, and outlining the challenges that we will face and how best to respond." Pete Alcock, Emeritus Professor of Social Policy & Administration, University of BirminghamTable of ContentsPart One: Principles; The cost of welfare; Market failure and government failure; What to tax. Who to tax. How much to tax; Rationing – who gets what?; Part Two: Service funding; Cash benefits: Pensions; Cash benefits: During working age; Paying for Health Services; Paying for Care; Paying for Education: Schools; Paying for Education: Post school; Shelter; Part Three: The Future; The future.

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Book SynopsisAmid urgent debates around the function of welfare in the post-industrial 21st Century, and how we pay for it, David Byrne and Sally Ruane deploy the concepts and analytical tools of Marxist political economy to better understand recent developments, and the possibilities they present for social change.Trade Review"Fiscal crisis, class... and taxation. This very welcome book provides a clear analysis of the class-based nature of tax systems in post-industrial capitalism." Nick Ellison, University of York"This is a timely revisit to O’Connor’s seminal analysis of the welfare state in a capitalist system. David Byrne and Sally Ruane make an important argument that there is a better alternative to the financial system that is currently destroying social cohesion and feeding rising inequality. Taxation is part of the solution, not the problem." Philip Haynes, University of BrightonTable of ContentsIntroduction: Why understanding the tax system is so important Fiscal crisis in post-industrial capitalism The history of tax and the development of the fiscal crisis in post-industrial capitalism Austerity, debt and welfare in post-industrial capitalism Tax and inequality The politics of tax and welfare in post-industrial capitalism Conclusion

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Book SynopsisUsing new research, Anne Daguerre examines Obama's legacy on welfare and antipoverty policies, focusing in particular on the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).Trade Review"In this clearly written and well-researched book Anne Daguerre provides an insightful analysis of the successes and failures of the Obama administration’s efforts to reduce poverty and inequality in the United States. She convincingly argues that the administration was serious in its efforts, but was hindered both by its own limited vision and also the fierce, and often effective, opposition from Republicans to even incremental changes to existing programmes and policies." Dr Alex Waddan, University of LeicesterTable of ContentsIntroduction: Malaise in the American dream: Economy, Politics, Ideology; Part 1: Setting the scene: welfare reform post 1996 and the Great Recession; The American social contract at the crossroads; The Obama administration vision: glass half full or half empty?; Part 2: The paralysed presidency?; Navigating the political backlash; The politics of damage limitation; Part 3: Assessing the Obama Presidency; The Obama legacy; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThe political and economic landscape of UK social security provision has changed significantly since the 2008 financial crisis. This fully revised, restructured and updated 3rd edition of a go-to text book covers all the key policy changes and their implications since the elections of 2010 and 2015.Trade Review"An indispensable, up-to-date guide to the UK social security system written by the country's leading experts in a clear and engaging style." Karen Rowlingson, University of Birmingham "A godsend of a book! It guides the student through the maze that is welfare reform. I would not hesitate to recommend it." Dr. Lavinia Mitton, University of Kent "Fully updated to reflect a rapidly changing policy landscape, this engaging volume by a stellar cast provides a valuable overview of social security in the UK. Combining policy discussion with empirical evidence, including insights from qualitative research, it will prove an essential resource for students." Dr Kitty Stewart, London School of Economics and Political ScienceTable of ContentsSocial security: the landscape ~ Jane Millar & Roy Sainsbury; Part One: People and policies across the life course; Social security support for children ~ Tess Ridge; Social security and work obligations ~ Jane Millar; Disabled people and carers ~ Roy Sainsbury; Protecting pensioners ~ Steve McKay; Gender and Social Security ~ Fran Bennett; Social security and the ‘management’ of migration ~ Emma Carmel & Boźena Sojka; Part Two: Issues in policy and practice; Social security in global context ~ Nicola Yeates; Who benefits and who pays? ~ Kevin Farnsworth & Zoë Irving; Public Attitudes to ‘Welfare’ ~ John Hudson; Everyday life on benefits ~ Ruth Patrick, Margaret Mbaikaize and Sue Watson; Jobcentres and the delivery of employment services and benefits ~ Dan Finn; Making It Simple? Universal Basic Income ~ Luke Martinelli; Facing the future: where next for social security? ~ Roy Sainsbury & Jane Millar.

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Book SynopsisThis second edition of a widely-respected textbook is one of the few resources available to provide an overview of human need, as a key concept in the social sciences. Accessible and engaging, it models existing practical and theoretical approaches to human need while also proposing a radical alternative.Trade Review“In this new edition, Hartley Dean again demonstrates his mastery of the subject and his ability to analyse complex issues concerning the nature of human need and its relationship with rights and welfare. His book will be the standard reference work on human need for many years to come.” James Midgley, University of California“A truly comprehensive account of human need and an original value-based argument for a new politics of need – indispensable reading across the social sciences.” David Taylor, University of Brighton“Venturing beyond a standard revision, this second edition of Dean’s textbook develops a novel radical humanist vision of need and outlines a ‘needs-first’ ethic. Of interest to a wider audience beyond social policy.” Ian Gough, The London School of Economics and Political ScienceTable of ContentsIntroduction PART I - UNDERSTANDINGS AND CONCEPTS The needs of humanity The ‘thin’ and the ‘thick’ of need and needing Needs in theory Needs in practice Human need and social policy PART II - IMPLICATIONS AND DEBATES Unmet needs and social disadvantage Articulating needs as rights The politics of human need

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Book SynopsisBrings the regional and local to the forefront of social investment debates by showcasing original, evaluative evidence from ten European countries, and provides practical, accessible illustrations of good practice, routes to success, and lessons learned.Trade Review"I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in discovering about the latest innovations in European social investment policy." Christopher Deeming, University of StrathclydeTable of ContentsSocial Investment in welfare: a sub-national perspective ~ Sue Baines, Judit Csoba Florian Sipos and Andrea Bassi; Part 1: Children and families: early intervention in peoples’ life courses ~ Andrea Bassi and Sue Baines; Investing in the future! Three case studies of social innovation in the Emilia-Romagna Early Childhood Education and Care services system ~ Andrea Bassi; Troubled families in Greater Manchester ~ Jessica Ozan, Chris O’Leary, Susan Baines and Gavin Bailey; Innovative voluntary and public sector partnership for the reception and integration of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in Gothenburg, Sweden ~ Inga Narbutaité Aflaki; Part 2: From a Caring State to an investing State: labour market activation ~ Judit Csoba and Susan Baines; The Youth Guarantee and One-Stop Guidance Centre as a social innovation and a policy implementation tool, Finland ~ Kaisa Sorsa; Acquiring work experience for technical education graduates (Greece) ~ Alexandra Koronaiou, George Alexias, Sakellariou Alexandros, George Vayias; Network for labour market integration of migrants and refugees in Münster, Germany (M A M B A) ~ Nikola Borosch, Danielle Gluns and Annette Zimmer; Labour market activation and empowerment of the homeless, Poland ~ Aldona Wiktorska-Święcka and Dorota Moroń; Part 3: Social solidarity and social investment ~ Florian Sipos; The creation of a socially diverse neighbourhood in Utrecht, the Netherlands ~ Alfons Fermin, Sandra Geelhoed & Rob Gründemann; Revitalising the self-sufficient household economy: The Social Land Programme in Hungary ~ Judit Csoba - Flórián Sipos; Social investment and the causes of energy poverty: Are cooperatives a solution? ~ Michael Willoughby, Jose Millet-Roig, Jose Pedro García-Sabater and Aida Saez-Mas; Social Investment in theory and praxis: a ‘quiet revolution’ in innovative local services? ~ Andrea Bassi, Sue Baines, Judit Csoba and Florian Sipos.

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Book SynopsisBrings the regional and local to the forefront of social investment debates by showcasing original, evaluative evidence from ten European countries, and provides practical, accessible illustrations of good practice, routes to success, and lessons learned.Trade Review"I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in discovering about the latest innovations in European social investment policy." Christopher Deeming, University of StrathclydeTable of ContentsSocial Investment in welfare: a sub-national perspective ~ Sue Baines, Judit Csoba Florian Sipos and Andrea Bassi; Part 1: Children and families: early intervention in peoples’ life courses ~ Andrea Bassi and Sue Baines; Investing in the future! Three case studies of social innovation in the Emilia-Romagna Early Childhood Education and Care services system ~ Andrea Bassi; Troubled families in Greater Manchester ~ Jessica Ozan, Chris O’Leary, Susan Baines and Gavin Bailey; Innovative voluntary and public sector partnership for the reception and integration of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in Gothenburg, Sweden ~ Inga Narbutaité Aflaki; Part 2: From a Caring State to an investing State: labour market activation ~ Judit Csoba and Susan Baines; The Youth Guarantee and One-Stop Guidance Centre as a social innovation and a policy implementation tool, Finland ~ Kaisa Sorsa; Acquiring work experience for technical education graduates (Greece) ~ Alexandra Koronaiou, George Alexias, Sakellariou Alexandros, George Vayias; Network for labour market integration of migrants and refugees in Münster, Germany (M A M B A) ~ Nikola Borosch, Danielle Gluns and Annette Zimmer; Labour market activation and empowerment of the homeless, Poland ~ Aldona Wiktorska-Święcka and Dorota Moroń; Part 3: Social solidarity and social investment ~ Florian Sipos; The creation of a socially diverse neighbourhood in Utrecht, the Netherlands ~ Alfons Fermin, Sandra Geelhoed & Rob Gründemann; Revitalising the self-sufficient household economy: The Social Land Programme in Hungary ~ Judit Csoba - Flórián Sipos; Social investment and the causes of energy poverty: Are cooperatives a solution? ~ Michael Willoughby, Jose Millet-Roig, Jose Pedro García-Sabater and Aida Saez-Mas; Social Investment in theory and praxis: a ‘quiet revolution’ in innovative local services? ~ Andrea Bassi, Sue Baines, Judit Csoba and Florian Sipos.

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Book SynopsisThis reissued classic contains a selection of Richard Titmuss (1907-1973) most famous writing on social issues. It covers subjects from the position of women in society, changes in family life to the problems of an ageing population, pensions, social security and taxation policy, and the development of the national health service.

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Book SynopsisThis reissued classic contains a selection of Richard Titmuss (1907-1973) most famous writing on social issues. It covers subjects from the position of women in society, changes in family life to the problems of an ageing population, pensions, social security and taxation policy, and the development of the national health service.

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Book SynopsisThe impacts of austerity and welfare reform on work and employment relations are explored in this perceptive assessment. This book highlights the role of trade unions and social movements in challenging the insecurities and inequalities imposed by work-focused welfare policies such as Universal Credit and proposes progressive new paths for welfare.Table of ContentsIntroduction: the crisis and austerity neoliberalism Conceptualising austerity, welfare and employment relations Embedding neoliberal austerity: from New Labour to the Conservative government Resisting welfare reforms and work-first policies ‘Devolving’ welfare policies in Greater Manchester’s precarious economy Challenging welfare conditionality and insecure work Towards a more inclusive labour market: lessons from Denmark Conclusions: progressive alternatives to austerity

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Book SynopsisProviding original observations, this seminal text analyses the emergence of social investment policies in both Europe and East Asia. Experts explore the roads and barriers towards effective social investment policies, derive practical social policy implications and highlight important lessons for future social policymaking.Table of ContentsWelfare Reform and Social Investment Policy in Europe and East Asia: An Introduction ~ Young Jun Choi, Timo Fleckenstein and Soohyun Christine Lee Work-Family Policy Expansion and the Idea of Social Investment: The Cases of England, Germany, Japan and South Korea ~ Sam Mohun-Himmelweit and Sung-Hee Lee Private Education in South Korea: Lessons for the West from Past Mistakes? ~ Sonia Exley How do Family Background and Shadow Education Affect Academic Performance and Labour Market Outcomes in South Korea?: Reasons for Redistributive Social Investment ~ Yun Young Kim and Young Jun Choi Employability, Higher Education and the Knowledge Economy ~ Niccolo Durrazi Does Social Investment Make the Labour Market ‘Flow’? Family Policies and Institutional Complementarities in Italy, Spain, Japan and South Korea ~ Ijin Hong and Jieun Lee The Social Investment Approach and Gender Division of Housework across East Asia and Europe ~ Mi Young An Employment Outcomes of Social Investment in Latecomer Countries ~ Jaehyoung Park Estimation of the Human Capital Depreciation Rate: An international Comparison and Policy Implications in Korea ~ Gawoon Ban Changing Patterns of Grandparenting and their Implications for Active Ageing in England and South Korea ~ Hyejin Choi The Governance of Social Investment Policies in Comparative Perspective: Long-Term Care in England and Korea ~ Jooha Lee Towards Greater Social Investments and Equality in Europe and East Asia: Policies and Politics ~ Timo Fleckenstein and Soohyun Christine Lee

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Book SynopsisResearch into minimum income standards and reference budgets around the world is compared in this illuminating collection from leading academics in the field.Table of ContentsForeword ~ Professor the Baroness Ruth Lister of Burtersett Part 1: Introduction; An introduction to minimum income standards and reference budgets: International and comparative policy perspectives ~ Christopher Deeming; Part 2: Case Studies; From normative budget standards to consensual minimum income standards in the UK ~ Jonathan Bradshaw; Minimum essential standards of living research in Ireland ~ Bernadette Mac Mahon and Robert Thornton; The French experience of reference budgets ~ Pierre Concialdi; Minimum income research in Japan: its development and political implications ~ Aya K. Abe; Measuring needs and setting standards in Singapore ~ Kok-Hoe Ng, Yu-Wei Neo, Youyenn Teo, Ad Maulod and Yi-Ting Ting; A South African pilot of the minimum income standards approach ~ Gemma Wright, Matt Padley and Wanga Zembe-Mkabile; Reference budgets as tools for everyday life, evaluation and policymaking in Finland ~ Anna-Riitta Lehtinen and Kristiina Aalto; Belgian reference budgets for social participation and there use for policy purposes ~ Bérénice Storms; The development, value and application of budget standards: reflecting on the Australian experience ~ Peter Saunders; Estimating the cost of being a child in Catalonia through the reference budgets approach ~ Irene Cussó-Parcerisas, Elena Carrillo Álvarez and Jordi Riera Romaní; Measuring poverty in the Netherlands: the generalised reference budget approach ~ J. Cok Vrooman, Benedikt Goderis, Stella Hoff and Bart van Hulst; The Norwegian reference budget ~ Marthe Hårvik Austgulen and Elling Borgeraas Minimum budgets for Danish families ~ Jens Bonke and Anders Eiler Wiese Christensen The Swedish Consumer Agency’s calculations of reference values: for some of the most common household expense categories ~ Malin Lindquist Skogar and Ingrid Eriksson Part 3: Cross-national & Comparative Perspectives; Chapter 16. The Slovenian experience with three methods for defining the minimum income ~ Nada Stropnik; Applying the minimum income standard in diverse national contexts ~ Matt Padley and Abigail Davis; The steep and winding road to comparable reference budgets in Europe ~ Tim Goedemé; Adequate income in Portugal: a comparison of two estimation methods ~ José A. Pereirinha, Elvira Pereira, Francisco Branco, Dália Costa and Inês Amaro; Part 4: Policy & Practice; Basic needs budgets in policy and practice ~ Gordon M. Fisher; Establishing minimum income Standards in policy and practice ~ Donald Hirsch; Minimum income standards in the basic income debate ~ Malcolm Torry; Part 5: Conclusions; Minimum income standards and reference budgets, past, present, future? ~ Christopher Deeming.

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Book SynopsisDuring the consolidation of the Welfare State in the 1940s, and its reshaping in the 2010s, the boundaries between the state, voluntary action, the family and the market were called into question. This book explores the impact of these 'transformational moments' on the role, position and contribution of voluntary action to social welfare.Table of Contentsone Transformational moments? two Researching voluntary action and welfare three Positioning voluntary action in social welfare four Social welfare needs five Working together in a mixed economy of welfare six Making room for voluntary action seven Challenging the moving frontier?

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Book SynopsisExperts from around the world review the complex and rapidly changing politics and policies of austerity in this comprehensive collection of essays. The book details the many different means and expressions of austerity since the financial crisis of 2008, as well as backlashes and emerging political alternatives.Table of ContentsIntroduction: The changing politics and policy of austerity - Bryan Evans, Stephen McBride and Dieter Plehwe Part 1: Austerity and the promotion of the private 1. Beyond austerity: pro-public strategies versus public-private partnerships scandals - Heather Whiteside 2. Institutionalizing austerity accounting in Europe: The implementation of European Public Sector Accounting Standards (EPSAS) as crisis response - Sebastian Botzem Part 2: Coping and casualties: Labour and the social 3. A fragile triangle: Collective bargaining systems, trade unions and the state in the EU - Steffen Lehndorff 4. Privatizing the sacrifice: Individualized funding, austerity and precarity in the voluntary sector in Australia and Scotland - Donna Baines, Ian Cunningham, Philip James and Chandrima Roy 5. Austerity and the social innovation agenda - Meghan Joy, John Shields, Sharon Broughton and Siu Mee Cheng Part 3: Beyond coping: Protest, pathologies and the development of real alternatives 6. Politics as an alternative to constitutionalization - Stephen McBride and Joy Schnittker 7. There could be alternatives! German economic advisory councils and the institutional reproduction of austerity economics - Dieter Plehwe and Moritz Neujeffski 8. Negotiated austerity? A comparative survey of social concertation in Canada, Denmark, Ireland and Spain - Bryan Evans, Stephen McBride and James Watson 9. Market populism, its right-wing offspring and left alternatives - Ingo Schmidt 10. Austerity-induced populism: the rise and transformation of the new right - Hans-Jürgen Bieling 11. Reducing the burden: International struggles against illegitimate debt - Christoph Sorg 12. The crisis next time: the GFC and the continuing fragility of capitalism - Jim Stanford 13. Austerity after COVID-19: Towards inclusive economic governance in Europe - Hans-Jürgen Urban and Sebastian Bödeker 14 Conclusion - Stephen McBride, Dieter Plehwe and Bryan Evans

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Book SynopsisContributing to debates on the unpredictability of middle-class attitudes and their changing relations with the welfare states in Europe, this book identifies key trends in the literature and considers the impact of recent welfare reforms on the middle class.Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: The Radicalisation of Middle-Class Activism: A Theoretical Overview Chapter 2: A Long-Lasting Transition Chapter 3: The Rise of a New ‘Middle Mass’ Chapter 4: The Shifting Relations With the Welfare State Chapter 5: A Welfare for a Highly Individualised Society Conclusions: The ‘Worlds’ of Welfare and the Divided Middle Class

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Book SynopsisThis book offers Ireland's introduction of a welfare-to-work market as a case study that speaks to wider international debates in social and public policy about the role of market governance in intensifying the turn towards more regulatory and conditional welfare models on the ground.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Welfare Reform in Post-Crisis Ireland 3. Exploring Double Activation 4. Workfare Meets Marketisation 5. Remodelling Agency at the Street-Level 6. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThe COVID-19 pandemic transformed the landscape of voluntary action. This book provides an overview of the constraints and opportunities of mobilising voluntary action across the four UK jurisdictions.Trade Review"The book transcends the prevailing Angiocentric bias in British social policy, showing the ideological and institutional differences between the four nations of the UK that shaped how the voluntary sector responded to the pandemic...The book then impressively charts the different pathways taken by the four nations." Social Policy & AdministrationTable of Contents1. Researching in a pandemic - Laura Crawford, Irene Hardill and Jurgen Grotz 2. Voluntary action and the pandemic across the UK - Ewen Speed, Laura Crawford and Alasdair Rutherford 3. England - Eddy Hogg, Joanna Stuart, Amy McGarvey and Catherine Goodall 4. Northern Ireland - Denise Hayward, Nick Acheson, Andrew Hanna and Martina McKnight 5. Scotland - Matthew Linning and Debbie Maltman 6. Wales - James Lundie, Sally Rees and Rhys Dafydd Jones 7. The road(s) to recovery? Discussion and conclusion - Laura Crawford, Irene Hardill and Jurgen Grotz

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Book SynopsisThe modern welfare state is indeed one of the greatest achievements of the post-war 20th century. With its key aims of eradicating the five giant social ills of Want, Ignorance, Disease, Squalor and Idleness, it aimed to providing a minimum standard of living, with all people of working age paying a weekly contribution; in return, benefits would be paid to anyone who was sick, unemployed, retired or widowed. The modern welfare state, therefore, is about maintaining a delicate equilibrium between dependent social groups on the one hand and the active working classes on the other. In the case of old-age security, this balance is being achieved (or not) by the so-called Generation Contract. This social pact is more of an implicit, unwritten and unspecified social contract. This ground-breaking book demonstrates how countries are addressing population-ageing challenges in depth, using the case study of Austria to gain the required complexity and differentiation in a comparative European Trade Review'... this substantial volume is full of detailed and diagrammatic description of the demographic and financial situation faced by state pensions ... the book is of considerable interest, and it tackles some vital questions.' The Citizen's Income Newsletter 'A special mention in the book must be reserved for the beautiful and extremely useful graphics. Marin’s graphs can be read almost independently of the text and they convey very powerful messages ... I have ever seen such a list of illustrious welfare state theorists praising the book on the inside and back covers: Anthony Giddens, Claus Offe, Abram de Swaan, David Coleman, Martin Kohli, Stein Ringen. This implies that the book is a real event in the field. ... I agree with the evaluations of my illustrious colleagues: this is an important book in the scientific debate about pensions in developed societies. Time will show what its effects are.' Social Policy and AdministrationTable of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgements, Introduction, Part I: Global Ageing Challenges and 21st Century Austrian Pension Future, Part II: Doomed to Fail - or Robust, Fair, and Sustainable? Reinventing Social Security, Welfare and Self-Governance, Part III: Invalidity Pensions - or Disability Insurance?, Part IV: Women’s Work and Pensions: Gender-Sensitive Arrangements, Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThis book sets out the importance of charity in Scottish Reformation studies. Based on extensive archival research involving more than thirty parishes, it sheds new light on the practice of poor relief in the century following the Reformation.

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Book SynopsisMark Maclay examines the part the Republican Party played in shaping and eventually curtailing President Johnson's War on Poverty. He shows how Republican politicians and presidents consistently influenced how the 'war' was fought, before President Reagan symbolically ended the effort with his social welfare cuts in 1981.Trade Review"In this sprightly and vigorous book, the 'War on Poverty' emerges as a productive battleground for the Republican Party, during its long road back from the Goldwater debacle of 1964." -Gareth Davies, Institute of the Americas, University College London

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Book SynopsisThe Other Welfare offers the first comprehensive history of Supplemental Security Income (SSI), from its origins as part of President Nixon's daring social reform efforts to its pivotal role in the politics of the Clinton administration. Enacted into law in 1972, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) marked the culmination of liberal social and economic policies that began during the New Deal. The new program provided cash benefits to needy elderly, blind, and disabled individuals. Because of the complex character of SSImarking both the high tide of the Great Society and the beginning of the retrenchment of the welfare stateit provides the perfect subject for assessing the development of the American state in the late twentieth century. SSI was launched with the hope of freeing welfare programs from social and political stigma; it instead became a source of controversy almost from its very start. Intended as a program that paid uniform benefits across the nation, it ended up repTrade ReviewThe Other Welfare is an excellent and insightful contribution to the study of federal and state interactions in social-welfare policy making and execution. In a few years its readers will want to return to it to trace the parallels between SSI and Obamacare. -- John E. Murray * Journal of Interdisciplinary History *Berkowitz and DeWitt offer an exceptionally fine history of SSI. Along with their descriptive project, Berkowitz and DeWitt offer a handful of historically informed lessons for SSI, including how the perceived 'deservedness' of program beneficiaries can profoundly affect how policies are understood and how they are 'reformed.'. -- Stephen Pimpare * The Journal of American History, *Berkowitz and DeWitt's story of SSI illuminates not ony the program's participants but also the largely uncharted territory of social poicymaking after 'the high tide of the expansive welfare state of the postwar and Great Society eras.' Drawing on recent multidisciplinary scholarship on the state and American political development, they point to new structures and actors shaping social policy in an age of political conservatism, market ascendancy, congressional restructuring, and media saturation. -- Jennifer Mittelstadt * The American Historical Review *For those familiar with the SSI program, the details in the book will shed some needed light on the legislative wrangling that produced the program's cumbersome and often confusing structure. For those unfamiliar with SSI, the book is a well-documented reminder of the difficulties of efficiently and effectively managing federal income support programs across changing political and social environments. -- Mary C. Daly * Journal of Economic Literature *In their masterful historical account of Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Edward D. Berkowitz and Larry DeWitt argue convincingly that disability benefits policy, though little studied by historians and political scientists, is at the heart of contemporary debate over the proper scope of government and its capacity to do good.. Drawing from archival material not previously available, Berkowitz and DeWitt's The Other Welfare is a marvelous book and their inquiry a timely one. Reformers of the left and right, academics, and policy analysts would do well to heed its lessons as our nation, amid great public doubt, partisan rancor, and budgetary pressures, rolls out the Affordable Care Act, one of the most ambitious pieces of social legislation since SSI. -- Jennifer L. Erkul * Journal of Children and Poverty *This unusual book provides an in-depth history of the administration of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program from its inception through 1996 and the Clinton administration. Berkowitz and DeWitt examine the pressures and compromises they witnessed from their respective professional positions.... The authors' proximity to the program enables them to report the details of political maneuvers and policy proposals few others could achieve. * Choice *This well-researched and insightfully argued history of the SSI program tells us how and why SSI failed to reinvent welfare and illuminates our understanding of U.S. social policy in several fundamental ways along the way. It shows that welfare policy—particularly in the U.S. political-cultural context of deserving and underserving poor—is inherently fraught with controversy.... In this sense, it takes its place in the venerable tradition of American Political Development. -- Benjamin W. Veghte * Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare *Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction1. Creating a New Welfare Program: The Politics of Welfare and Social Security Reform in the Nixon Administration2. A Year in Transition: Why Planning for the New Program Became Difficult3. Launching the Program: Why the Program Began Badly4. The Emergence of a Disability Program: How the Program's Fundamental Identity Changed5. The Continuing Disability Reviews: How the Politics of Controversy Hindered the Program6. The Courts and Other Sources of Program Growth: How the Program Expanded in a Conservative Age7. The Welfare Reform of 1996: How the Program Became Swept Up in the Narrative of Welfare Fraud and Abuse8. Post-1996 Developments: A Brief PostscriptConclusionNotes Index

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Book SynopsisJohn Brown was fiercely committed to the militant abolitionist cause, a crusade that culminated in Brown''s raid on the Federal armory at Harpers Ferry in 1859 and his subsequent execution. Less well known is his devotion to his family, and they to him. Two of Brown's sons were killed at Harpers Ferry, but the commitment of his wife and daughters often goes unacknowledged. In The Tie That Bound Us, Bonnie Laughlin-Schultz reveals for the first time the depth of the Brown women's involvement in his cause and their crucial roles in preserving and transforming his legacy after his death.As detailed by Laughlin-Schultz, Brown's second wife Mary Ann Day Brown and his daughters Ruth Brown Thompson, Annie Brown Adams, Sarah Brown, and Ellen Brown Fablinger were in many ways the most ordinary of women, contending with chronic poverty and lives that were quite typical for poor, rural nineteenth-century women. However, they also lived extraordinary lives, crossing paths with such figurTrade Review[The Tie That Bound Us] is outstanding and will appeal to various readers. Historians of antislavery will find it a fascinating study of radical abolitionism, and those who study women's history will appreciate Laughlin-Schultz's careful analysis of the Brown women, their participation in John Brown's vision, and their attempts to shape and craft his legacy and the place of their family in American history. -- Karol K. Weaver * Journal of the Civil War Era *In The Tie That Bound Us, Bonnie Laughlin-Schultz analyzes John Brown's wife and daughters. In doing so, Laughlin-Schultz makes an important contribution to the scholarly literature on John Brown.... This is a deeply researched, well-written, and important book. Laughlin-Schultz succeeds in rescuing Mary Brown and her daughters from obscurity and her analysis of their lives, their sacrifices and struggles, and how they contested and shaped Brown’s memory is superb.... This compelling book will be welcomed by anyone interested in New York history, John Brown, gender, slavery and abolition, as well as the Civil War and its legacy; and will appeal to both a scholarly and a lay audience. -- Evan C. Rothera * New York History *Historian Bonnie Laughlin-Schultz sheds light on the Brown family women—long neglected in historical studies of Brown—in order to offer insight into nineteenth-century American women's lives.... The Tie that Bound Us is a significant contribution to women's history and to studies examining the ways that Americans have remembered the Civil War.... Though Laughlin-Schultz's focus is not on Brown himself, what she reveals about the women of his family—especially their support and devotion to him—is nonetheless important to understanding the abolitionist. -- Kelly Erby * Kansas History: A Journal of the Central Plains *Laughlin-Schultz complicates the abolitionist argument that the Brown women supported John's agenda unquestioningly and describes the role of daughters Ruth and Annie in their father's mission. Perhpas most interestingly, the author describes the competition between the Brown family and the abolitionist community to shape the memory of the man and his actions in Kansas and at Harpers Ferry.... [The] book makes a valuable contribution to abolition studies as well as to women's history. -- Beverly C. Tomek * The Journal of Southern History *This book offers an approach to the John Brown saga that focuses on the women of the family, while not neglecting his importance. Laughlin-Schultz... emphasizes the fact that the Brown women made it possible for Brown to implement his militant abolition plans in Kansas and at Harpers Ferry. A poignant account of a neglected side of the John Brown saga. * Choice *This fascinating work acts as a supplement to previous scholarship on Brown. Reading this book is a wonderful way to obtain more informationa bout the endlessly fascinating John Brown family. -- Harriet Hyman Alonso * American Historical Review *To the vast literature on John Brown, Laughlin-Schultz offers something new and revealing—namely, an intelligent and informative study of the women who stood behind and for John Brown and his family in their radical abolitionism and then in preserving their memory as men of principle.... She shows how the private became public and the personal political. In doing so she brings us close to the man John Brown, and his sons, who understood and demanded the necessity of women's courage. This is a book every student of antislavery, women’s, and Civil War history will read with profit. * Library Journal *With skillful writing rooted in exemplary research, Bonnie Laughlin-Schultz explores the complex relationships of a family constituted by and for abolition. She reminds us that marriage, parenthood, childhood, and sibship configure women's roles in movements for social change. -- Lee V. Chambers * The Journal of American History *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Searching for the Brown Women1. The Brown Family's Antislavery Culture, 1831–492. North Elba, Kansas, and Violent Antislavery3. Annie Brown, Soldier4. Newfound Celebrity in the John Brown Year5. The Search for a New Life6. Mary Brown’s 1882 Tour and the Memory of Militant Abolitionism7. Annie Brown Adams, the Last SurvivorEpilogue: The Last Echo from John Brown’s Grave AcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisAn official, up-to-date government manual that covers everything from VA life insurance to survivor benefits. Veterans of the United States armed forces may be eligible for a broad range of benefits and services provided by the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). If you’re looking for information on these benefits and services, look no further than the newest edition of Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents, and Survivors. The VA operates the nation’s largest health-care system, with more than 1,700 care sites available across the country. These sites include hospitals, community clinics, readjustment counseling centers, and more. In this book, those who have honorably served in the active military, naval, or air service will learn about the services offered at these sites, basic eligibility for health care, and more. Helpful topics described in depth throughout these pages for veterans, their dependents, and their survivors include:Vocational rehabilitation and employmentVA pensionsHome loan guarantyBurial and memorial benefitsTransition assistanceDependents and survivors health care and benefitsMilitary medals and recordsAnd more

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Book SynopsisWestern culture has ‘faith’ in the labour market as a test of the worth of each individual. For those who are out of work, welfare is now less of a support than a means of purification and redemption. Continuously reformed by the left and right in politics, the contemporary welfare state attempts to transform the unemployed into active jobseekers, punishing non-compliance. Drawing on ideas from economic theology, this provocative book uncovers deep-rooted religious concepts and shows how they continue to influence contemporary views of work and unemployment: Jobcentres resemble purgatory where the unemployed attempt to redeem themselves, jobseeking is a form of pilgrimage in hope of salvation, and the economy appears as providence, whereby trials and tribulations test each individual. This book will be essential reading for those interested in the sociology and anthropology of modern economic life. Chapters 1 and 3 are available Open Access via OAPEN under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Paradoxes of Welfare Archaic Anthropology: The Presence of the Past in the Present Reform: Policies and the Polity Vocation: Doing God’s Work Purgatory: The Ideal of Purifying Suffering Pilgrimage: The Interminable Ritual of Jobseeking Curriculum Vitae: Confessions of Faith in the Labour Market Conclusion: Parables of Welfare

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Book SynopsisThis book contains the Agreements on Social Security between the United States and Iceland, Uruguay and the Republic of Slovenia. The Agreements are similar in objective and content to the social security totalization agreements already in force with other leading economic partners in Europe and elsewhere, including Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, Norway, the Republic of Korea, and Switzerland. Such bilateral agreements provide for limited coordination between the United States and foreign social security systems to eliminate dual social security coverage and taxation and to help prevent the loss of benefit protection that can occur when workers divide their careers between two countries.

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