Public/Private Interplay in Social Protection

This introductory work discusses how people function in a pluralistic society and how they can accept a common social ethic - a publically justified morality. It presents straightforward analyses of the basic concepts, including justifications of liberty.

List of contents

Introduction, 1. The Public/Private Mix, 2. The Institutions of Social Protection, 3. Between State and Market: Sickness Benefits and Social Control, 4. Public/Private Interaction and Pension Provision, 5. Redundancy and the Public/Private Mix, 6. The Future of the Public/Private Mix, About the Editors

About the author

Martin Rein- Professor of Urban Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US. Lee Rainwater is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Harvard University, US.

Summary

This introductory work discusses how people function in a pluralistic society and how they can accept a common social ethic - a publically justified morality. It presents straightforward analyses of the basic concepts, including justifications of liberty.

Product details

• Authors: Lee Rainwater, Rainwater Lee, Martin Rein, Rein Martin
• Assisted by: Ellen Immergut (Editor), Michael O'Higgins (Editor), Lee Rainwater (Editor), Martin Rein (Editor), Harald Russig (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9780873323833
• ISBN: 978-0-87332-383-3
• No. of pages: 224
• Weight: 453 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Security, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Social welfare & social services, Social welfare and social services, Central / national / federal government policies, Central government policies