Social Quality
From Theory to Indicators
Published on 15. December 2011
Book
Hardback
336 pages
978-0-230-27852-3 (ISBN)
Description
This collection sets out the latest research on the concept of 'social quality', developing its theoretical foundations and applying it to pressing policy issues such as the future of the European Union and sustainable global development.
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'This book provides an up to date account of the concept of social equality...deepen the theoretical understanding of the different components of social quality...' - European Social ObservatoryMore details
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Persons
WOLFGANG BECK Advisor to the European Foundation on Social Quality, The Hague, the Netherlands
YITZAK BERMAN was a Research Associate at the European Centre in Vienna, Austria, and is now retired
DAVE GORDON Professor of Social Policy at the University of Bristol, UK
PETER HERRMAN Lecturer in the School of Applied Studies, University College, Cork, Ireland
DAVID PHILIPS previously Reader in Social Policy, is an Honorary Research Associate in the Department of Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield, UK
CAROL WALKER Professor of Social Policy at the University of Lincoln, UK
YITZAK BERMAN was a Research Associate at the European Centre in Vienna, Austria, and is now retired
DAVE GORDON Professor of Social Policy at the University of Bristol, UK
PETER HERRMAN Lecturer in the School of Applied Studies, University College, Cork, Ireland
DAVID PHILIPS previously Reader in Social Policy, is an Honorary Research Associate in the Department of Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield, UK
CAROL WALKER Professor of Social Policy at the University of Lincoln, UK
Content
Foreword List of Tables and Figures Notes on Contributors Introduction; L.van der Maesen & A.Walker European and Global Challenges; L.van der Maesen & A.Walker Theoretical Foundations; W.Beck, L.van der Maesen & A.Walker Conceptual Location of Social Quality; P.Herrmann, L.van der Maesen & A.Walker Social Quality Indicators; P.Herrmann, L.van der Maesen & A.Walker Socio-Economic Security; D.Gordon Social Cohesion; Y.Berman & D.Phillips Social Inclusion; A.Walker & C.Walker Social Empowerment; P.Herrmann The Functions of Social Quality Indicators; L.van der Maesen Social Quality and Sustainability; L.van der Maesen & A.Walker References Index