How wealth matters for social policy. (December 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Marx, Ive; Nolan, Brian
• Other Names: Marx Ive guest-editor.; Nolan Brian guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Journal of European social policy. Volume 31:Number 5(2021)
• Page Start: 489
• Page End: 495
• Publication Date: 2021-12
• Subjects: wealth -- debt -- social policy -- asset accumulation -- housing; Europe -- Social policy -- Periodicals; Social policy -- Periodicals; European Economic Community countries -- Social policy -- Periodicals; 361.6109405
• DOI: 10.1177/09589287211056161
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0958-9287

Abstract

This special issue looks at wealth in relation to social policy from a variety of perspectives. The articles all shed an innovative light on wealth in relation to a range of topics relevant for social policy researchers. This introduction provides an overview of the papers in this special issue and then highlights some of the gaps and shortcomings that remain. We conclude with some reflections on what this means for the future of social policy and research on it.