Distributive justice & disability [[electronic resource] ] : utilitarianism against egalitarianism / / Mark S. Stein

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910777854203321
• Autore: Stein Mark S. <1958->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2006
• ISBN: 1-281-72188-3; 9786611721886; 0-300-12825-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1 online resource (x, 304 p.))
• Disciplina: 362.401; 179/.7
• Soggetti: Distributive justice; People with disabilities - Services for
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-299) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intuitionist theory and interpersonal comparisons -- Disability and welfare -- Utilitarianism and distribution to the disabled -- Egalitarianism and distribution to the disabled -- Rawls -- Dworkin -- Ackerman -- Welfarism weighted or unweighted? -- Intuition about aggregation -- Distribution of life.
• Sommario/riassunto: Theories of distributive justice are most severely tested in the area of disability. In this book, Mark Stein argues that utilitarianism performs better than egalitarian theories in this area: whereas egalitarian theories help the disabled either too little or too much, utilitarianism achieves the proper balance by placing resources where they will do the most good.Stein offers what may be the broadest critique of egalitarian theory from a utilitarian perspective. He addresses the work of egalitarian theorists John Rawls, Ronald Dworkin, Amartya Sen, Bruce Ackerman, Martha Nussbaum, Norman Daniels, Philippe Van Parijs, and others. Stein claims that egalitarians are often driven to borrow elements of utilitarianism in order to make their theories at all plausible. The book concludes with an acknowledgment that both utilitarians and egalitarians face problems in the distribution of life-saving medical resources. Stein advocates a version of utilitarianism ; that would distribute life-saving resources based on life expectancy, not quality of life. Egalitarian theories, he argues, ignore life expectancy and so are again found wanting. Distributive Justice and Disability is a powerful and engaging book that helps to reframe the debate between egalitarian and utilitarian thinkers.

Immigration Policy and Crisis in the Regional Context : Asian and European Experiences / / edited by Chin-Peng Chu, Sang-Chul Park

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910483460703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021
• ISBN: 981-336-823-3
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2021.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (viii, 227 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 325.5
• Soggetti: Emigration and immigration - Government policy; Comparative government; Europe - Politics and government; Asia - Politics and government; Migration Policy; Comparative Politics; European Politics; Asian Politics
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- A Study on Migration Policy in Japan -- Political rights of immigrants in Korea -- Did China’s Soft Power Seduction Lure Taiwan’s Youth? Preliminary Evidence for Overseas Employment -- The Nexus between Foreign Labor Policy and Human Trafficking in Taiwan -- Labor Immigration Policy in Vietnam -- Thailand Immigrant Policy: The Challenge and Opportunity before and after ASEANIZATION -- The Challenge of Immigration to Europe -- Migration policy of Eastern Europe: The case of Poland and Hungary -- The German Parties’ Reaction to the 2015 Refugee Crisis: A Long-term Analysis of Party ; Positioning Dynamics -- Implications of the EU’s immigration governance to normative power in Europe -- Immigration policy formation in new EU member states: the case of Estonian asylum policy.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book compares the immigration policies of EU states and Asian countries—Germany, Poland, Estonia, Taiwan, China, South Korea, Japan, Vietnam,- and Thailand—analyses the policy strengths and weaknesses of various political actors in the regions and explores what can be learned from the experiences of different states. In the recent decades, immigration policy has become a hot topic due to globalization. EU has faced challenges in immigration since the refugee crisis in 2015 when over a million migrants and refugees crossed into Europe. In Asia, immigration issue has become more complicated as the economic ties among Asian countries have grown significantly in recent years. With contributions by professors, experts and scholars from various countries across Europe and Asia, the book provides both in-depth analyses and broad perspectives on the topic, making it a valuable read for academics and policymakers alike.

The eighteen-day running mate : McGovern, Eagleton, and a campaign in crisis / / Joshua M. Glasser

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910954355703321
• Autore: Glasser Joshua M. <1987->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2012
• ISBN: 9786613721747; 9781280880438; 1280880430; 9780300183375; 0300183372
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (390 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.924
• Soggetti: Presidents - United States - Election - 1972; United States Politics and government 1969-1974
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The conundrum -- The candidate -- The campaign -- The wrench -- The upstart -- The game -- The pipedream -- The selection -- The running mate -- The investigation -- The disclosure -- The aftershock -- The muckraker -- The tablehopping -- The sunday shows -- The precedent -- The decision -- The aftermath -- Epilogue.
• Sommario/riassunto: No skeletons were rattling in his closet, Thomas Eagleton assured George McGovern's political director. But only eighteen days later-after a series of damaging public revelations and feverish behind-the-scenes maneuverings-McGovern rescinded his endorsement of his Democratic vice-presidential running mate, and Eagleton withdrew from the ticket. This fascinating book is the first to uncover the full story behind Eagleton's rise and precipitous fall as a national candidate.Within days of Eagleton's nomination, a pair of anonymous phone calls brought to light his history of hospitalizations for "nervous exhaustion and depression" and past treatment with electroshock therapy. The revelation rattled the campaign and placed McGovern's organization under intense public and media scrutiny. Joshua Glasser investigates a campaign in disarray and explores the perspectives of the campaign's key players, how decisions were made and who made them, how cultural attitudes toward mental illness informed the crisis, and how Eagleton's and McGovern's personal ambitions shaped the course of events.Drawing on personal interviews with McGovern, campaign manager Gary Hart, political director Frank Mankiewicz, and dozens of other participants inside and outside the McGovern and Eagleton camps-as well as extensive unpublished campaign records-Glasser captures the political and human drama of Eagleton's brief candidacy. Glasser also offers sharp insights into the America of 1972-mired in war, anxious about the economy, ambivalent about civil rights.