Social citizenship and workfare in the United States and Western Europe : the paradox of inclusion / Joel F. Handler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Handler, Joel F., author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in law and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Welfare recipients--Employment--United States.

Welfare recipients.

Welfare recipients--Employment.

Welfare state.

Marginality, Social.

United States.

Welfare recipients--Employment--Europe, Western.

Marginality, Social--United States.

Marginality, Social--Europe, Western.

Welfare state--United States.

Welfare state--Europe, Western.

Western Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 317 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Social Citizenship & Workfare in the United States & Western Europe

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

This book compares workfare policies in the United States and 'active labor policies' in Western Europe that are aimed primarily at the long-term unemployed, unemployed youth, lone parents, immigrants and other vulnerable groups often referred to collectively as the 'socially excluded'. The Europeans maintain that workfare is the best method of bringing the socially excluded back into mainstream society. Although there are differences in terms of ideology and practice, Joel F. Handler argues that there are also significant similarities, especially field-level practices that serve to exclude those who are the least employable or lack other qualifications that agencies favor. The author also examines strategies for reform, including protective labor legislation, the Open Method of Coordination, the reform of social and employment services, and concludes with an argument for a basic income guarantee, which would not only alleviate poverty but also provide clients with an exit option.

Contents:

Introduction

The US welfare reform: "ending welfare as we know it"

The European welfare states

Workfare in Western Europe

Social Europe: alternatives? solutions? conclusions?

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9780511522338

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.