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One Economic crisis, work–life balance and class

  • Tracey Warren
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Social Policy Review 26
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Abstract

In Chapter One, Tracey Warren focuses on the changing nature of the work-life balance in the light of the economic crisis. While much of the focus of social policy analysis in the past has been on the impact on family life of ever-longer working hours (for those in work), Warren argues that we need to consider also the impact of the post-2008 economic crisis on work-time underemployment and on economic security. Most importantly, Warren offers insights into the class dimensions of the work-life balance debate, arguing that there is a clear difference between how the middle and working classes experience and manage the work life in the UK.

Abstract

In Chapter One, Tracey Warren focuses on the changing nature of the work-life balance in the light of the economic crisis. While much of the focus of social policy analysis in the past has been on the impact on family life of ever-longer working hours (for those in work), Warren argues that we need to consider also the impact of the post-2008 economic crisis on work-time underemployment and on economic security. Most importantly, Warren offers insights into the class dimensions of the work-life balance debate, arguing that there is a clear difference between how the middle and working classes experience and manage the work life in the UK.

Chapters in this book

  1. Front Matter i
  2. Contents iii
  3. List of figures and tables v
  4. Notes on contributors vii
  5. Introduction 1
  6. The British welfare state
  7. Economic crisis, work–life balance and class 11
  8. Towards a fairer pension system for women? Assessing the impact of recent pension changes on women 29
  9. Warehouse, marketise, shelter, juridify: on the political economy and governance of extending school participation in England 47
  10. The political economy of taxation in the 21st-century UK 65
  11. Occupational and fiscal welfare in times of crisis 85
  12. The Social Policy Association Conference 2013
  13. Better to satisfy the coroner than the auditor: social policy delivery in challenging times 103
  14. Social Impact Bonds: shifting the boundaries of citizenship 119
  15. Creating a legacy of long-term indebtedness: the toxic impact of payday loans in Wolverhampton 137
  16. No future to risk? The impact of economic crises and austerity on young people at the margins of European employment and welfare settings 155
  17. Aristotle on the front line 181
  18. Towards integrated services? The integration of social policies and other policy domains
  19. Integration of social and labour market policy institutions: towards more control and responsiveness? 201
  20. Decentralised integration of social policy domains 221
  21. Rescaling inequality? Welfare reform and local variation in social assistance payments 239
  22. The competition–collaboration dilemma: the perverse effects of mixed service integration policy approaches in Queensland 259
  23. Developing integration of health and social care in England 279
  24. Index 295
https://doi.org/10.56687/9781447315599-004

Chapters in this book

  1. Front Matter i
  2. Contents iii
  3. List of figures and tables v
  4. Notes on contributors vii
  5. Introduction 1
  6. The British welfare state
  7. Economic crisis, work–life balance and class 11
  8. Towards a fairer pension system for women? Assessing the impact of recent pension changes on women 29
  9. Warehouse, marketise, shelter, juridify: on the political economy and governance of extending school participation in England 47
  10. The political economy of taxation in the 21st-century UK 65
  11. Occupational and fiscal welfare in times of crisis 85
  12. The Social Policy Association Conference 2013
  13. Better to satisfy the coroner than the auditor: social policy delivery in challenging times 103
  14. Social Impact Bonds: shifting the boundaries of citizenship 119
  15. Creating a legacy of long-term indebtedness: the toxic impact of payday loans in Wolverhampton 137
  16. No future to risk? The impact of economic crises and austerity on young people at the margins of European employment and welfare settings 155
  17. Aristotle on the front line 181
  18. Towards integrated services? The integration of social policies and other policy domains
  19. Integration of social and labour market policy institutions: towards more control and responsiveness? 201
  20. Decentralised integration of social policy domains 221
  21. Rescaling inequality? Welfare reform and local variation in social assistance payments 239
  22. The competition–collaboration dilemma: the perverse effects of mixed service integration policy approaches in Queensland 259
  23. Developing integration of health and social care in England 279
  24. Index 295
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