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Global Capital, Human Needs and Social Policies

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  • © 2000

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Authors:
  1. Ian Gough

    1. University of Bath, UK

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  4. Comparative Social Policies and Welfare Outcomes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103
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    2. Why Do Levels of Human Welfare Vary across Nations?

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      Pages 105-130

    3. Social Safety Nets in Southern Europe

      • Ian Gough
      Pages 131-152

    4. Enterprise Welfare and Economic Transition in Russia

      • Ian Gough
      Pages 153-173

  5. Social Policy, the Economy and Alternative Futures

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      Pages 175-175
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    2. Social Welfare and Competitiveness

      • Ian Gough
      Pages 177-202

    3. Basic Income: Real Freedom for All?

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      Pages 203-217

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 218-241
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Can the needs of capital ever be reconciled with the needs of people? To what extent can social policies bridge the gap between social rights and human welfare, and economic competitiveness in a global world? Building on his previous writings on political economy and human need, Ian Gough throws new light on these perennial questions in a series of penetrating and original essays. The conclusion is upbeat: social policy still has the potential to narrow (though never close) the gap between the drive of capital and the universal needs of people.

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  • University of Bath, UK

    Ian Gough

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Ian Gough is Professor of Social Policy, University of Bath.

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