Multiculturalism and the Welfare State
. Ed(S): Kymlicka, Will; Banting, Keith G.
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Paperback. Does the increasing politicization of ethnic and racial diversity of Western societies threaten to undermine the welfare state? This volume is the first systematic attempt to explore this linkage between "the politics of recognition" and "the politics of redistribution". Editor(s): Kymlicka, Will; Banting, Keith G. Num Pages: 424 pages, tables and line drawings. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPVH; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 626.
In many Western democracies, ethnic and racial minorities have demanded, and sometimes achieved, greater recognition and accommodation of their identities. This is reflected in the adoption of multiculturalism policies for immigrant groups, the acceptance of territorial autonomy and language rights for national minorities, and the recognition of land claims and self-government rights for indigenous peoples. These claims for recognition have been controversial, in part because of fears that they make it more difficult to sustain a robust welfare state by eroding the interpersonal trust, social solidarity and political coalitions that sustain redistribution. Are these fears of a conflict between a ... Read more
In many Western democracies, ethnic and racial minorities have demanded, and sometimes achieved, greater recognition and accommodation of their identities. This is reflected in the adoption of multiculturalism policies for immigrant groups, the acceptance of territorial autonomy and language rights for national minorities, and the recognition of land claims and self-government rights for indigenous peoples. These claims for recognition have been controversial, in part because of fears that they make it more difficult to sustain a robust welfare state by eroding the interpersonal trust, social solidarity and political coalitions that sustain redistribution. Are these fears of a conflict between a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199289189
SKU
V9780199289189
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About . Ed(S): Kymlicka, Will; Banting, Keith G.
Will Kymlicka is the author of five books published by Oxford University Press: Liberalism, Community, and Culture (1989), Contemporary Political Philosophy (1990; second edition 2002), Multicultural Citizenship (1995), which was awarded the Macpherson Prize by the Canadian Political Science Association, and the Bunche Award by the American Political Science Association, Finding Our Way: Rethinking Ethnocultural Relations in Canada (1998); and ... Read more
Reviews for Multiculturalism and the Welfare State
The authors do what social scientists are meant to do: shoot down misconceptions and myths, propose hypotheses and provisional conclusions, while identifying questions for further research. For this and many other reasons they provide a much-needed corrective to the sillier depths of recent public debate...The book should be a standard point of reference and is already on its way to ... Read more