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Originally published: London: Continuum, 2012.

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Justice as Welfare provides an egalitarian account of distributive justice by rethinking notions of welfare. It first considers possible forms of decentered welfare to promote communal and individual autonomy rather than the bureaucratic, centralized market-oriented control. Next, it uses theoretical resources to rethink the conventional notions of solidarity that support welfare.Drawing on recent work in continental philosophy, Justice as Welfare suggests that welfare requires a notion of social ontology. It provides both an account of the existential context of communal risk sharing and a framework to think about desire, value, and opportunity. Noting present political and economic realities, it suggests that international strategies to control 'flight capital' are necessary to create and maintain egalitarian welfare.Justice as Welfare aims to present a convincing theoretical account of welfare as social justice and to show how this requires the assertion of democratic control over economic and social reproduction at both national and international levels. This philosophically informed argument about egalitarian justice will appeal to anyone researching issues of social welfare, political theory, and applied political philosophy.

Notes

Provides an affirmation of the importance of equality to both national and international politics.

Author Biography

Adam Gearey is a Reader in Law at Birkbeck College, University of London. He was a visiting professor at the Makerere University, Uganda, The University of Pretoria, and the University of Peace, Costa Rica. He is the author of The Politics of Common Law (2009) and Law and Globalization (2005).

Table of Contents

ForewordIntroduction: The Community of WelfareChapter 1: Inside the Whale: Being With and ImmunityChapter 2: A Short History of Decay: Welfare and the State 1945-2010Chapter 3: The Broken Middle: Welfare, Solidarity and EconomyChapter 4: How We Live Measures Our Own Nature: Equality, Welfare and Social JusticeChapter 5: Associational Welfare: Self Help, Mutualism and Co-ProductionChapter 6: Paid on Both Sides: Mutuality, Reciprocity and EconomyChapter 7: A Life's Work: Pensions, Welfare and CapitalChapter 8: There, outside all caring...: Welfare, Immunity and GlobalisationChapter 9: The Sense of Wel-fareConclusion: The Shared WorldBibliographyIndex

Review

"Adam Gearey insists that the future of welfare fundamentally depends on our ability to recgonize our shared obligations and forge a common good together. It is a crucial argument and one that offers real political hope to all of us worried about the apparent demise of our welfare state." -- Marc Stears, Professor of Political Theory, University of Oxford, UK and Visiting Fellow, Institute for Public Policy Research

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Justice as Welfare links equality, justice and welfare at the philosophical level, to propose an egalitarian view of social justice.

Long Description

Justice as Welfare provides an egalitarian account of distributive justice by rethinking notions of welfare. It first considers possible forms of decentered welfare to promote communal and individual autonomy rather than the bureaucratic, centralized market-oriented control. Next, it uses theoretical resources to rethink the conventional notions of solidarity that support welfare. Drawing on recent work in continental philosophy, Justice as Welfare suggests that welfare requires a notion of social ontology. It provides both an account of the existential context of communal risk sharing and a framework to think about desire, value, and opportunity. Noting present political and economic realities, it suggests that international strategies to control 'flight capital' are necessary to create and maintain egalitarian welfare. Justice as Welfare aims to present a convincing theoretical account of welfare as social justice and to show how this requires the assertion of democratic control over economic and social reproduction at both national and international levels. This philosophically informed argument about egalitarian justice will appeal to anyone researching issues of social welfare, political theory, and applied political philosophy.

Review Quote

"Adam Gearey insists that the future of welfare fundamentally depends on our ability to recgonize our shared obligations and forge a common good together. It is a crucial argument and one that offers real political hope to all of us worried about the apparent demise of our welfare state." -- Marc Stears, Professor of Political Theory, University of Oxford, UK and Visiting Fellow, Institute for Public Policy Research

Promotional "Headline"

Justice as Welfare links equality, justice and welfare at the philosophical level, to propose an egalitarian view of social justice.

Feature

An original approach to justice that is philosophically informed and focused on concrete reforms

Details ISBN1623565537 Author Adam Gearey Year 2014 ISBN-10 1623565537 ISBN-13 9781623565534 Media Book Format Paperback Short Title JUSTICE AS WELFARE Pages 272 Language English Affiliation Birkbeck College, London Subtitle Equity and Solidarity DOI CBID182387 Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Illustrations black & white illustrations Imprint Bloomsbury Academic USA UK Release Date 2014-01-02 NZ Release Date 2014-01-02 US Release Date 2014-01-02 Edited by Claire Webster Birth 1946 Position Classics Teacher Qualifications R.N., B.S.N., Ocn Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Publication Date 2014-01-02 DEWEY 361.001 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2014-01-01 We've got this

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