Societal problems as public bads. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Nan Dirk de Graaf and Dingeman Wiertz.
• Authors: Graaf, N. D. de (Nan Dirk); Wiertz, Dingeman, 1988-
• Contents: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Figures; Tables; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction; Societal problems as public bads; A brief history of the problematic society; When does a problem become a societal problem?; Social norms and the organization of society; A typology of goods; A selection of ten societal problems; Bibliography; Chapter 2: Analytical framework; Social scientific explanations; Understanding individual actors; Complex aggregations: How micro-level actions translate into macro-level outcomes Macro-micro-macro explanations using social mechanismsAuthority structures: Principal-agent relations; Problems due to information asymmetry: Moral hazard and adverse selection; Recommended readings; Bibliography; Chapter 3: The promises and pitfalls of state intervention; Varieties of state intervention; The rise of industrial capitalism and growing state intervention; Government expansion and the engineerability of society; Challenges to state intervention: New demands and limitations; Political processes and governments' toolkit; Recommended readings; Bibliography Chapter 4: Welfare states: Affordability and perverse incentivesWorlds of welfare; The development of the welfare state; How different welfare states manage social risks; The costs and effectiveness of welfare states; Welfare states and the problem of perverse incentives; Limits to the welfare state; Future threats to the welfare state; Recommended readings; Bibliography; Chapter 5: Population growth while fertility drops; Population growth throughout the centuries; The demographic transition model; Explanations of fertility levels; Shifting age distributions Rapid population growth and overpopulationPopulation ageing; Recommended readings; Bibliography; Chapter 6: Migration and the multicultural society; The rising salience of migration; Explaining international migration; Is there an optimal level of immigration?; Immigrants' integration into the host society; Cultural persistence and social capital within migrant groups; The effect of ethnic and cultural diversity on social solidarity; Social segregation as an unintended consequence; Recommended readings; Bibliography; Chapter 7: Economic inequality; Economic inequality as a problem Measuring inequality: Lorenz curves and Gini coefficientsIncome inequality trends across the world; The top one percent in Western countries; Explanations of underdevelopment and poverty; The link between inequality, development, growth, and well-being; Recommended readings; Bibliography; Chapter 8: Gender inequalities; Discrimination and gender inequality as a problem; Gender inequality and emancipation in historical perspective; Gender as a source of inequality; Discrimination in the labour market; Trends in female labour force participation and educational attainment
• Publisher Details: Abingdon, Oxon New York, NY : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 306; Social problems; Social policy; Social policy; Social problems; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351063463; 1351063464; 1351063448; 9781351063456; 1351063456; 9781351063432; 9781351063449
• Related ISBNs: 135106343X; 9781138480209; 1138480207; 9781138480216; 1138480215
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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