Specifying and Securing a Social Minimum in the Battle Against Poverty
by Toomas Kotkas, Ingrid Leijten, Frans Pennings
This is an eBook that you can download electronically.
This book addresses a topic that is currently high on the agenda in many fora: how to specify and secure a social minimum. The term 'social minimum' has different meanings, depending on the context. These contexts are examined in this book from different perspectives, including law, sociology, philosophy, politics and economics.
In the first part, the social minimum is discussed from a conceptual and theoretical point of view.
The second part shows the various ways in which the social minimum can be specified and measured. There is a need for new indicators that take into account, for instance, aspects of adequate social participation. As this part shows, the choice of indicators is closely intertwined with political choices.
The third part approaches the social minimum from the perspective of legal obligations, addressing the nature of different obligations imposed on individuals and states.
The fourth part deals with the question of social minimum in the context of courts, adjudication and justiciability. The role of international treaties and national constitutions – the interpretation of the rights they enshrine and the way these are dealt with by expert committees and courts – is discussed with a view to understanding how the guarantee of a social minimum can be promoted within individual countries.
Besides being of interest for academics in fields ranging from legal theory and human rights to the social sciences, the book also serves as an important source for students as well as practitioners interested in the social minimum, and anyone who wants to gain an insight into the current debates on this extremely important issue.
SKU: 9781509926039
Format: EPUB
In the first part, the social minimum is discussed from a conceptual and theoretical point of view.
The second part shows the various ways in which the social minimum can be specified and measured. There is a need for new indicators that take into account, for instance, aspects of adequate social participation. As this part shows, the choice of indicators is closely intertwined with political choices.
The third part approaches the social minimum from the perspective of legal obligations, addressing the nature of different obligations imposed on individuals and states.
The fourth part deals with the question of social minimum in the context of courts, adjudication and justiciability. The role of international treaties and national constitutions – the interpretation of the rights they enshrine and the way these are dealt with by expert committees and courts – is discussed with a view to understanding how the guarantee of a social minimum can be promoted within individual countries.
Besides being of interest for academics in fields ranging from legal theory and human rights to the social sciences, the book also serves as an important source for students as well as practitioners interested in the social minimum, and anyone who wants to gain an insight into the current debates on this extremely important issue.
KES 9,626
International delivery
Free click & collect
When you buy an ebook from TBC, you will be given a code to download your
purchase from our ebook partner Snapplify. After you have redeemed the code and
associated it with a Snapplify account, you'll need to download the Snapplify Reader
to read your ebooks. The free Snapplify Reader app works across iOS, Android,
Chrome OS, Windows and macOS; on tablets and mobile devices, as well as on
desktop PCs and Apple Macs.
You're currently browsing Text Book Centre's digital books site. To browse our range of physical books as well as a wide selection of stationery, art supplies, electronics and more, visit our main site at textbookcentre.com!
Reviews
This product does not have any reviews yet.
Add your review