What Constitutes a Good Society

1999
ISBN: 978-0-333-77502-8
Verlag: Springer Nature B.V.

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 415 g

We all have an opinion as to what constitutes a good life. This book takes the arguments a step further by discussing what makes a good society from a variety of perspectives. It emphasizes the need for individual involvement and the right economic conditions. Citizenship is also central for the emerging globalized society.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Greve, Bent

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Tables and Figures Notes on the Contributors Introduction What Constitutes a Good Society; B.Greve Welfare, Equality and Efficiency: The Welfare State and the New Individualism; P.Taylor-Gooby Welfare, Equality and Efficiency - In a Danish Perspective; J.Jespersen Welfare, Equality and Efficiency; B.Greve Re-structuring the Welfare State, Re-orienting Welfare Strategies, Re-visioning the Welfare Society; B.Jessop From Macroeconomic to Structural Policy - New Trends in Economic and Industrial Policies in Denmark; K.Nielsen Welfare, Workfare and the Good Society - Reflections on the Offensive, Neo-Statist Workfare Strategy in Denmark; J.Torfing Citizenship and the Welfare State; T.Boje Models of Democratic Governance in a Post-Liberal Society; P.Hirst Associative Democracy: A Post-Liberal Model of Democratic Government?; E.Sorensen Associative Values and Local Governments; P.Bogason Index

Über Autor(innen)

BRENT GREVE is Jean Monnet Professor and Head of Social Sciences Department at Roskilde University, Denmark. He is the author of and .