Social Citizenship and Workfare in the United States and Western Europe : The Paradox of Inclusion (Cambridge Studies in Law and Society)

Social Citizenship and Workfare in the United States and Western Europe : The Paradox of Inclusion (Cambridge Studies in Law and Society)

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Comparing welfare policies in the U.S. and Western Europe aimed at the "workless" population, this study notes that the European labor policies of welfare services offer the best method of bringing the socially excluded back into mainstream society. Despite differences in ideology and practice, Joel Handler argues that there are also significant similarities between the U.S. and the Europeans, especially in field-level practices that serve to exclude the most vulnerable. The author examines strategies for reform and concludes with an argument for a basic income guarantee.

About the Author
Joel F. Handler is Richard C. Maxwell Professor of Law and Professor of Policy Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Social Citizenship and Workfare in the United States and Western Europe : The Paradox of Inclusion (Cambridge Studies in Law and Society),Joel F. Handler,Chris Arup,Martin Chanock,Pat O'Malley,Sally Engle Merry,Susan Silbey,Cambridge University Press,0521541530,Employment,Europe, Western,General,Law,Legal Reference / Law Profession,Marginality, Social,Poverty,United States,Welfare recipients,Banking law,Comparative law,Social Science / General,Sociology, Social Studies

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