Social quality thinking emerged from a critique of one-sided policies by breaking through the limitations previously set by purely economistic paradigms. By tracing its expansion and presenting different aspects of social quality theory, this volume provides an overview of a more nuanced approach, which assesses societal progress and introduces proposals that are relevant for policy making. Crucially, important components emerge with research by scholars from Asia, particularly China, eastern Europe, and other regions beyond western Europe, the theory's place of origin. As this volume shows,…mehr
Social quality thinking emerged from a critique of one-sided policies by breaking through the limitations previously set by purely economistic paradigms. By tracing its expansion and presenting different aspects of social quality theory, this volume provides an overview of a more nuanced approach, which assesses societal progress and introduces proposals that are relevant for policy making. Crucially, important components emerge with research by scholars from Asia, particularly China, eastern Europe, and other regions beyond western Europe, the theory's place of origin. As this volume shows, this rich diversity of approaches and their cross-national comparisons reveal the increasingly important role of social quality theory for informing political debates on development and sustainability.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Peter Herrmann is Adjunct Professor in the Department of Social Sciences at the University of Eastern Finland, Honorary Associate Professor in the Department of World Economy at Corvinus University of Budapest, correspondent to the Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy, Munich, Associate Member of the Eurasian Center for Big History and System Forecasting, and Member of the Scientific Committee of Eurispes. Currently he lives and works in Rome.
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Introduction Ka Lin and Peter Herrmann Chapter 1. Reconceptualization of Social Quality Anne Fairweather, Borut Roncevic, Maj Rydbjerg, Marie Valentova and Mojca Zajc Chapter 2. Indicators of Social Quality: Outcomes of the European Scientific Network Laurent J.G. van der Maesen and Alan Walker Chapter 3. Social Quality and Welfare System Sustainability Alan Walker Chapter 4. The Prototype of Social Quality Theory and Its Applicability to Asian Societies Ka Lin Chapter 5. Economic Performance, Social Progress and Social Quality Peter Hermann Chapter 6. The Human and the Social: A Comparison of the Discourses of Human Development, Human Security and Social Quality Des Gasper Chapter 7. Social Quality in Britain: A Welfare State? Sue Hacking Chapter 8. Social Quality in Sweden Göran Therborn and Sonia Therborn Chapter 9. Visions of the Sustainable Welfare Society: Extending Social Quality into an Asian/Developmental Context Yoshinori Hiroi Chapter 10. Risks of Society Stability and Precarity of Employment: A Look at Russia Vyacheslav Bobkov, Olesya Veredyuk and Ulvi Aliyev Chapter 11. The Rational Actor Reform Paradigm: Delivering the Goods but Destroying Public Trust? Peter Taylor-Gooby Social Quality: An Invitation to Dance Wolfgang Beck Index
Introduction Ka Lin and Peter Herrmann Chapter 1. Reconceptualization of Social Quality Anne Fairweather, Borut Roncevic, Maj Rydbjerg, Marie Valentova and Mojca Zajc Chapter 2. Indicators of Social Quality: Outcomes of the European Scientific Network Laurent J.G. van der Maesen and Alan Walker Chapter 3. Social Quality and Welfare System Sustainability Alan Walker Chapter 4. The Prototype of Social Quality Theory and Its Applicability to Asian Societies Ka Lin Chapter 5. Economic Performance, Social Progress and Social Quality Peter Hermann Chapter 6. The Human and the Social: A Comparison of the Discourses of Human Development, Human Security and Social Quality Des Gasper Chapter 7. Social Quality in Britain: A Welfare State? Sue Hacking Chapter 8. Social Quality in Sweden Göran Therborn and Sonia Therborn Chapter 9. Visions of the Sustainable Welfare Society: Extending Social Quality into an Asian/Developmental Context Yoshinori Hiroi Chapter 10. Risks of Society Stability and Precarity of Employment: A Look at Russia Vyacheslav Bobkov, Olesya Veredyuk and Ulvi Aliyev Chapter 11. The Rational Actor Reform Paradigm: Delivering the Goods but Destroying Public Trust? Peter Taylor-Gooby Social Quality: An Invitation to Dance Wolfgang Beck Index
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