Reinventing the Welfare State : Digital platforms and public policies / Ursula Huws

By:

Huws, Ursula

Series: Fire worksPublication details: Northampton : Pluto Press, 2020Description: xvii, 209pISBN:

9780745341842

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DDC classification:

361.650941 HUW-R

Summary: Ursula Huws' book addresses the inadequacies of the current welfare state, as highlighted by the Covid-19 pandemic, and proposes new policy ideas for creating a fair, affordable, and secure welfare state for all. Huws focuses on key issues such as the gig economy, healthcare, and social care, arguing that current provision is insufficient and in need of radical change. Huws proposes new policy ideas, including a critique of Universal Basic Income and new legislation for universal workers' rights. Additionally, she advocates for the creation of a 'digital welfare state' that would repurpose online platform technologies under public control to modernize and expand public services and improve accessibility. Overall, Huws' book offers a positive and rigorous vision for the future of welfare provision, drawing on her lifetime of research in these areas. Her ideas provide a valuable contribution to ongoing discussions about how to create a more equitable and effective welfare state.

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Includes Index

Includes Bibliography

Ursula Huws' book addresses the inadequacies of the current welfare state, as highlighted by the Covid-19 pandemic, and proposes new policy ideas for creating a fair, affordable, and secure welfare state for all. Huws focuses on key issues such as the gig economy, healthcare, and social care, arguing that current provision is insufficient and in need of radical change.
Huws proposes new policy ideas, including a critique of Universal Basic Income and new legislation for universal workers' rights. Additionally, she advocates for the creation of a 'digital welfare state' that would repurpose online platform technologies under public control to modernize and expand public services and improve accessibility.
Overall, Huws' book offers a positive and rigorous vision for the future of welfare provision, drawing on her lifetime of research in these areas. Her ideas provide a valuable contribution to ongoing discussions about how to create a more equitable and effective welfare state.

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