Research Handbook on Social Welfare Law / Helen Carr [and three others] editors.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carr, Helen, Editor.

Contributor:

Carr, Helen, editor.

Series:

Research handbooks in law and society.

Research Handbooks in Law and Society Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public welfare--Law and legislation.

Public welfare.

Social legislation.

Social security.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (388 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Edward Elgar Monographs 2024

Summary:

Presenting diverse understandings of the origins and development of social welfare law, this globally informed Research Handbook embraces the inherent contradictions and complexities within the field. It emphasises the importance of ethical research and inclusivity and recognises the value of historical and contemporary methodologies.

Contents:

Figures Tables Contributors Part I Introduction 1. The stories of social welfare law: territories, tactics, temporalities Part II Beginnings 2. Charity and the roots of social welfare 3. Ethical challenges of researching social welfare Part III The welfare-work nexus 4. 'Poor citizens': social welfare and the encouragement of work 5. Conditional inclusion and the enduring appeal of colonial poor laws Part IV Social insurance and risk 6. Insuring the social: the foundations of social insurance 7. Social insurance in the Global South: the case of India Part V Welfare rights 8. Social rights and constitutionalism in South Africa 9. Welfare rights in theory and practice Part VI Welfare in 'exceptional' states 10. China's social welfare system in transition 11. The American 'social welfare safety net' Part VII Decision-making 12. Regulatory technologies and front-line decision-making 13. Decision making and decision space at the street level: a comparison of primary health care systems in Indonesia and Thailand Part VIII Conditionality 14. Conditional cash: the case of the Brazilian Bolsa Família 15. Strict conditionality, structural injustice and welfare rights Part IX Protection and empowerment 16. Capacity, Covid, care homes and crises: health and social care in the UK 17. The right to social security of persons with disabilities in Africa Part X Reframings 18. Welfare state models and the protective legislation lacuna 19. Ending the line: thinking through homelessness in England with intersectionality, epistemic injustice, and utopianism 20. The right to social assistance in the EU from a national/supranational perspective

Notes:

Includes index.

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ISBN:

9781800379428

1800379420