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1011976
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b766346
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| Main Entry
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Jordan, Bill,1941-
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| Title & Author
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Welfare and well-being : : social value in public policy /\ Bill Jordan.
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| Publication Statement
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Bristol, UK :: Policy Press,, 2008.
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1 online resource (iv, 283 pages)
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| ISBN
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1282070738
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: 1847420826
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: 9781282070738
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: 9781847420824
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184742080X
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1847420818
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9781847420800
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9781847420817
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Welfare and well-being; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Well-being and social value; 1. The Easterlin paradox and the dominance of the economic model; Welfare and utility; Capabilities -- Sen; Capabilities -- Nussbaum; Gender and the ethic of care; The environment and sustainability; Conclusions; 2. Well-being and social value: 'I shall not come to your funeral'; The economics of esteem; Choice, contract and culture; Making competent individuals; The transformation of collective life; Conclusions; 3. Welfare and the economic model: 'being precisely wrong'
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7. How social value worksSocial sources of well-being; The ritual nature of social value; The contribution of social theory; Conclusions; 8. Institutions and culture; Negotiating culture; Institutions, change and value; In and between organisations; The illusion of autonomy; Conclusions; 9. Welfare economics and public policy: 'sputtering out'; Welfare economics and its challengers; 'Weak welfarism'; The liberal-communitarian version of public policy; Subjective well-being and public policy; Conclusions; 10. Social value and public policy: making citizens; Social value and the welfare state
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The nature of collective actionInstitutions as restraints; The relevance of social capital for welfare; Conclusions; 4. Social capital: the missing link?; Combining voluntary with other exchanges; Groups, clubs and change; Incorporating social capital; Social capital and well-being; Conclusions; 5. Players, members, spectators and bystanders: benefits for non-participants; Gains by bystanders; Bridging and bonding; Trust; Redistributive effects; Conclusions; 6. Social value and well-being: paying tribute; Consumption; Saving, credit and debt; Work effort and work roles; Conclusions
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The scope for social value as a standardServices and social relations; Time, productivity and the consumption of services; Social reproduction and social value; Conclusions; 11. Justice, equality and social value; Real freedom and social value; Social relations in 'basic income societies'; Liberalism and perfectionism; Social reproduction and sustainability; Social reproduction and the social services; Contract or culture?; Conclusions; Conclusion; References; Index
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In this original book Bill Jordan presents a new analysis of well-being in terms of its social value, and outlines ways in which this could be incorporated into public policy decisions.
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Public welfare.
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Social policy.
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Social values.
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Well-being.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Social Services Welfare.
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Public welfare.
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Social policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Human Services.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Sociology-- General.
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Social values.
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Well-being.
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| Dewey Classification
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361.61
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HN28.J67 2008eb
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