Austerity, Welfare and Work
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Austerity, Welfare and Work

Exploring Politics, Geographies and Inequalities

  1. 226 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Austerity, Welfare and Work

Exploring Politics, Geographies and Inequalities

About this book

David Etherington provides bold and fresh perspectives on the link between welfare policy and employment relations as he assesses their fundamental impact on social inequalities.

Exploring how reforms, including Universal Credit, have reinforced employment and social insecurity, he assesses the role of NGOs, trade unions and policymakers in challenging this increasingly work-focused welfare agenda. Drawing on international and national case studies, the book reviews developments, including rising job insecurity, low pay and geographical inequalities, considered integral to neoliberal approaches to social spending.

Etherington sets out the possibilities and challenges of alternative approaches and progressive new paths for welfare, the labour market and social rights.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. List of tables and box
  7. List of abbreviations
  8. Notes on the author
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. Preface
  11. 1. Introduction: the crisis and austerity neoliberalism
  12. 2. Conceptualising austerity, welfare and employment relations
  13. 3. Embedding neoliberal austerity: from New Labour to the Conservative government
  14. 4. Resisting welfare reforms and work-first policies
  15. 5. ā€˜Devolvingā€™ welfare policies in Greater Manchesterā€™s precarious economy
  16. 6. Challenging welfare conditionality and insecure work
  17. 7. Towards a more inclusive labour market: lessons from Denmark
  18. 8. Conclusions: progressive alternatives to austerity
  19. Notes
  20. References