Social justice and public policy : : Seeking fairness in diverse societies / / ed. by Gary Craig, Tania Burchardt, David Gordon.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-1995
• MitwirkendeR: Adebowale, Maria,; Bertram, Christopher,; Brighouse, Harry,; Burchardt, Tania,; Craig, Gary,; Gordon, David,; Kymlicka, Will,; Lister, Ruth,; Piachaud, David,; Schmuecker, Katie,; Swift, Adam,; Wolff, Jonathan,; Young, Iris Marion,
• HerausgeberIn: Burchardt, Tania,; Craig, Gary,; Gordon, David,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2008]; ©2008
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (296 p.)

Social justice is a contested term, incorporated into the language of widely differing political positions. Those on the left argue that it requires intervention from the state to ensure equality, at least of opportunity; those on the right believe that it can be underpinned by the economics of the market place with little or no state intervention. To date, political philosophers have made relatively few serious attempts to explain how a theory of social justice translates into public policy. This important book, drawing on international experience and a distinguished panel of political philosophers and social scientists, addresses what the meaning of social justice is, and how it translates into the everyday concerns of public and social policy, in the context of both multiculturalism and globalisation.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Notes on contributors -- Introduction -- Social justice and public policy: a view from political philosophy -- Social justice and public policy: a social policy perspective -- Multiculturalism, social justice and the welfare state -- Structural injustice and the politics of difference -- Recognition and voice: the challenge for social justice -- Globalisation, social justice and the politics of aid -- Social justice and the family -- Children, policy and social justice -- Social justice in the UK: one route or four? -- Monitoring inequality: putting the capability approach to work -- The limits of compromise? Social justice, ‘race’ and multiculturalism -- Understanding environmental justice: making the connection between sustainable development and social justice