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Human Dignity and Welfare Systems
Chak Bo
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Description for Human Dignity and Welfare Systems
hardcover. Pro-'workfare' governments justify their policies by claiming 'workfare' helps enhance self-esteem and promote the dignity of the unemployed. On the other hand, welfare activists argue that 'workfare' suppresses the dignity of unemployed persons. This book examines the concept of human dignity in this context and attempts to clarify its meaning. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations,. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Pro-'workfare' governments justify their policies by claiming 'workfare' helps enhance self-esteem and promote the dignity of unemployed recipients. On the other hand, welfare activists argue that 'workfare' suppresses the dignity of unemployed persons. This book examines the concept of human dignity in this context and attempts to clarify its meaning. For the first time, it formulates a framework for evaluating the dignity of welfare recipients; uses this framework to explore the dignity of unemployed persons in four different welfare systems: UK, Sweden, China and Hong Kong and compares the conditions of human dignity in each case and identifies factors ... Read more
Pro-'workfare' governments justify their policies by claiming 'workfare' helps enhance self-esteem and promote the dignity of unemployed recipients. On the other hand, welfare activists argue that 'workfare' suppresses the dignity of unemployed persons. This book examines the concept of human dignity in this context and attempts to clarify its meaning. For the first time, it formulates a framework for evaluating the dignity of welfare recipients; uses this framework to explore the dignity of unemployed persons in four different welfare systems: UK, Sweden, China and Hong Kong and compares the conditions of human dignity in each case and identifies factors ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861344311
SKU
V9781861344311
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Chak Bo
Chak Kwan Chan is Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at Nottingham Trent University, UK. Before that, he was Associate Professor at Macau Polytechnic and Post-doctoral Fellow at Chinese University of Hong Kong. His main research areas are social security, poverty and Christian welfare practices. Graham Bowpitt is Social Policy Coordinator and Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at Nottingham Trent University, ... Read more
Reviews for Human Dignity and Welfare Systems
"Chan and Bowpitt's study provides a fresh approach to exploring welfare systems ... it provides a thorough, detailed analysis from an original perspective." British Journal of Social Work "The issues the book addresses are important for policy-makers and administrators, for social workers and other front line staff and for the academic community." International Journal of Social Welfare "Social policy has ... Read more