Social justice and public policy: seeking fairness in diverse societies / edited by Gary Craig, Tania Burchardt and David Gordon.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: Spanish Publication details: Bristol, UK : Policy, 2008.Description: x, 284 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 661197539X (electronic bk.)
  • 9786611975395 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 303.372 22 22
LOC classification:
  • HM 671  S678 2008
Online resources:
Contents:
Social justice and public policy : a view from political philosophy / Jonathan Wolff -- Social justice and public policy : a social policy perspective / David Piachaud -- Multiculturalism, social justice and the welfare state / Will Kymlicka -- Structural injustice and the politics of difference / Iris Marion Young -- Recognition and voice ; the challenge for social justice / Ruth Lister -- Globalisation, social justice and the politics of aid / Christopher Bertram -- Social justice and the family / Harry Brighouse, Adam Swift -- Children, policy and social justice / David Gordon -- Social justice in the UK : one route or four? / Katie Schmuecker -- Monitoring inequality : putting the capability approach to work / Tania Burchardt -- The limits of compromise? Social justice, "race" and multiculturalism / Gary Craig -- Understanding environmental justice : making the connection between sustainable development and social justice / Maria Adebowale.
Summary: Social justice is a contested term, incorporated into the language of differing political positions. This text, drawing on international experience, addresses what the meaning of social justice is, & how it translates into the everyday concerns of public & social policy, in the context of both multiculturalism & globalisation.
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Social justice and public policy : a view from political philosophy / Jonathan Wolff --
Social justice and public policy : a social policy perspective / David Piachaud --
Multiculturalism, social justice and the welfare state / Will Kymlicka --
Structural injustice and the politics of difference / Iris Marion Young --
Recognition and voice ; the challenge for social justice / Ruth Lister --
Globalisation, social justice and the politics of aid / Christopher Bertram --
Social justice and the family / Harry Brighouse, Adam Swift --
Children, policy and social justice / David Gordon --
Social justice in the UK : one route or four? / Katie Schmuecker --
Monitoring inequality : putting the capability approach to work / Tania Burchardt --
The limits of compromise? Social justice, "race" and multiculturalism / Gary Craig --
Understanding environmental justice : making the connection between sustainable development and social justice / Maria Adebowale.

Social justice is a contested term, incorporated into the language of differing political positions. This text, drawing on international experience, addresses what the meaning of social justice is, & how it translates into the everyday concerns of public & social policy, in the context of both multiculturalism & globalisation.

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