Generational Welfare Contract

Generational Welfare Contract

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Birnbaum, Simon
Edward Elgar Publishing
EAN: 9781783471034
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This groundbreaking book brings together perspectives from political philosophy and comparative social policy to discuss generational justice. Contributing new insights about the preconditions for designing sustainable, inclusive policies for all of society, the authors expose the possibilities of supporting egalitarian principles in an ageing society through balanced generational welfare contracts. Welfare states are largely structured around social risks that appear in distinct phases of human life, including childhood, working age and old age. By empirically analyzing the causes and consequences of social policy in a large number of countries, the authors show that balanced generational welfare contracts - in which age-related social protection is more evenly distributed across different stages of life - is to the advantage of all age groups, therefore contributing to social justice and welfare state sustainability. The authors offer a combination of descriptive data analysis and statistical regressions to provide robust evidence that countries can avoid generational trade-offs in policymaking and find positive-sum solutions. Appealing to academics, researchers and students of politics and social policy, The Generational Welfare Contract gives expert insight into the possibilities for success in future welfare states.
EAN 9781783471034
ISBN 1783471034
Binding Ebook
Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication date August 25, 2017
Pages 192
Language English
Country Uruguay
Authors Birnbaum, Simon; Ferrarini, Tommy; Nelson, Kenneth; Palme, Joakim