What we owe each other : a new social contract for a better society / Minouche Shafik.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shafik, Minouche, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social contract.

Social ethics.

Public welfare.

Human services.

Physical Description:

xvii, 233 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2021]

Summary:

"Whether we realize it or not, all of us participate in the social contract every day through mutual obligations among our family, community, place of work, and fellow citizens. Caring for others, paying taxes, and benefiting from public services define the social contract that supports and binds us together as a society. Today, however, our social contract has been broken by changing gender roles, technology, new models of work, aging, and the perils of climate change...What We Owe Each Other provides practical solutions to current challenges and demonstrates how we can build a better society--together."--Book jacket

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. What Is the Social Contract?

2. Children

3. Education

4. Health

5. Work

6. Old Age

7. Generations

8. A New Social Contract.

Notes:

First published in the United Kingdom by The Bodley Head, an imprint of Vintage, in 2021.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [193]-224) and index.

ISBN:

9780691204451

0691204454

OCLC:

1201297782