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One Social justice and public policy: a view from political philosophy
Abstract
This chapter uses a political philosophy view to examine social justice and public policy, and is divided into four main sections. It first surveys the current state of debate on equality and social justice in political philosophy. This is followed by a study of some topics within social policy, while focusing particularly on the issue of disability. The third section suggests a way forward, by combining the suspension of some philosophical disputes and the enrichment of philosophical conceptual vocabulary. The fourth and final section reviews the advantages for political philosophy and social policy of taking such an approach.
Abstract
This chapter uses a political philosophy view to examine social justice and public policy, and is divided into four main sections. It first surveys the current state of debate on equality and social justice in political philosophy. This is followed by a study of some topics within social policy, while focusing particularly on the issue of disability. The third section suggests a way forward, by combining the suspension of some philosophical disputes and the enrichment of philosophical conceptual vocabulary. The fourth and final section reviews the advantages for political philosophy and social policy of taking such an approach.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgements vi
- Notes on contributors vii
- Introduction 1
- Social justice and public policy: a view from political philosophy 17
- Social justice and public policy: a social policy perspective 33
- Multiculturalism, social justice and the welfare state 53
- Structural injustice and the politics of difference 77
- Recognition and voice: the challenge for social justice 105
- Globalisation, social justice and the politics of aid 123
- Social justice and the family 139
- Children, policy and social justice 157
- Social justice in the UK: one route or four? 181
- Monitoring inequality: putting the capability approach to work 205
- The limits of compromise? Social justice, ‘race’ and multiculturalism 231
- Understanding environmental justice: making the connection between sustainable development and social justice 251
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgements vi
- Notes on contributors vii
- Introduction 1
- Social justice and public policy: a view from political philosophy 17
- Social justice and public policy: a social policy perspective 33
- Multiculturalism, social justice and the welfare state 53
- Structural injustice and the politics of difference 77
- Recognition and voice: the challenge for social justice 105
- Globalisation, social justice and the politics of aid 123
- Social justice and the family 139
- Children, policy and social justice 157
- Social justice in the UK: one route or four? 181
- Monitoring inequality: putting the capability approach to work 205
- The limits of compromise? Social justice, ‘race’ and multiculturalism 231
- Understanding environmental justice: making the connection between sustainable development and social justice 251
