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1 online resource (xvii, 293 pages) |
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Front Matter -- Contents -- List of tables and figures -- List of abbreviations -- Notes on contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Disabled people, work and welfare -- Changing constructions of disability and welfare -- Disabled people, conditionality and a civic minimum in Britain: reflections from qualitative research -- Doing the 'hard yakka': implications of Australia's workfare policies for disabled people -- Social policy, work and disabled people -- Why are the policies and organisations seeking to help disabled people access work failing? -- Disabled people, welfare reform and the balance of rights and responsibilities -- Disabled people and employment in Poland -- Disability and employment in the United States: the intersection of healthcare reform and welfare-to-work policy -- Social dialogue, partnership and the Danish model of activation of disabled people: challenges and possibilities in the face of austerity -- Assistance and access to paid work -- Employment experiences and outcomes of young people in Scotland who are deaf or hard of hearing: intersections of deafness and social class -- Supply- and demand-side policies and the employment of learning disabled people in Britain -- How can integrated services help sick and disabled people remain in employment? Findings from an evaluation of an in-work support service in the North of England -- Alternatives to, and validated lives beyond, paid work -- Thinking differently about 'work' and social inclusion for disabled people -- A right not to work and disabled people -- Disability, work and welfare: the disappearance of the polymorphic productive landscape -- Conclusion -- Conclusion: themes in Disabled people, work and welfare -- Index |
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Vendor-supplied metadata. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Challenging the idea that paid work should be seen as an essential means to independence and self-determination for the disabled, the contributors to this book show how such efforts have led to an overall erosion of financial support for the disabled and increasing stigmatisation of those who are not able to work. Drawing on sociology and philosophy, and mounting a powerful case for the rights of the disabled, the book outlines key issues for activists, scholars and policy makers. |
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People with disabilities -- Employment.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- People with Disabilities.
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People with disabilities -- Employment.
(OCoLC)fst01057275
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| Added Author |
Piggott, Linda, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Disabled people, work and welfare : is employment really the answer? Bristol, England ; Chicago, Illinois : Policy Press, ©2015 xvii, 293 pages 9781447318330 |
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9781447318354 (electronic book) |
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1447318358 (electronic book) |
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9781447318361 (EPUB) |
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1447318366 (EPUB) |
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