Progressive social justice and responding to the crisis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12937843 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anne Atkinson (London School of Economics and Political Science, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 221-228 |
| Publication date | 2010-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Poverty and Social Justice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1759-8273 • E-ISSN: 1759-8281 |
| Publisher | Policy Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1332/175982710x530516 |
| OpenAlex | W2325253582 |
| Language | EN |
We may not be able to agree about where we would like to end up after the economic crisis, but we can surely agree on some elements of a socially just response to the recession. Applying the principle of ‘progressive social justice’, along the lines indicated by Amartya Sen (2009) in The idea of justice , the article proposes two particular United Kingdom (UK) policy responses to the crisis: the restoration of effective unemployment insurance at home, and the cementing of the commitment to overseas aid as part of the UK's global responsibilities
Development economics · Economic growth · Economic Justice · Economics · Keynesian economics · Political economy · Political science · Recession · Social justice · Sociology · Unemployment · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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