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...

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