The Decent Society: Planning for Social Quality

ISBN-13: 9781138909335 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 174 str.

Pamela Abbott; Claire Wallace; Roger Sapsford

Opis

This book addresses how to create ‘the Decent Society’, drawing on sociological and sociopolitical theory. It addresses a decade of international social quality research and proposes a Decent Society Index for world-wide comparison. It will interest academics in sociology, politics, social policy, psychology, economics and development studies and also government policy-makers and policy evaluators.

Spis treści

1. The Decent Society  2. Economic Security  3. Social Cohesion  4. Social Inclusion  5. Empowerment  6. Social Quality in Transitional Societies: A Summary of Research  7. Constructing a Decent Society Index  8. Using the Decent Society Index  9. Conclusions and Future Directions