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Record Nr.

UNINA9910227358103321

Autore

Birnbaum Simon

Titolo

The generational welfare contract : justice, institutions and outcomes / / Simon Birnbaum [and three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cheltenham, UK ; ; Northampton, MA, : Edward Elgar Pub., 2017

ISBN

1-78347-103-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 pages) : illustrations

Altri autori (Persone)

BirnbaumSimon

FerrariniTommy

NelsonKenneth <active 2017.>

PalmeJoakim

Disciplina

362.6

Soggetti

Public welfare

Aging - Economic aspects

Aging - Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Three dimensions of generational justice -- The generational welfare contract -- Profiling the generational welfare contract -- Contracts against poverty -- Contracts for life satisfaction and happiness -- Contracts for trust -- Contracts for or against employment? -- Politics of generational welfare contracts -- The generational welfare contract on the agenda.

Sommario/riassunto

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 aging society through balanced generational welfare contracts.