Description
Social investment is a strategy that addresses neoliberal austerity by putting private capital to public purpose. An investment state serves as a sequel to the welfare state by maximizing capability, expanding employee benefits, implementing evidence-based policy, democratizing polity and commerce, and advancing social and institutional inclusion. The Investment State provides a template for future social policy, which can be adapted to cities, states, nations, and international trade agreements. It serves as a sequel to the author's previous book, The Dynamic Welfare State (OUP, 2016) -- which included a theory of welfare state decline -- by envisioning a new paradigm for social programs.
About the Author
David Stoesz, PhD, MSW, is the Samuel Wurtzel Chair at Virginia Commonwealth University. He has published extensively about social policy in the U.S. and international development abroad. His 2005 book, Quixote's Ghost: The Right, the Liberati, and the Future of Social Policy, was awarded the Pro Humanitate Literary Award. More recent books include The Dynamic Welfare State and Pandora's Dilemma: Theories of Social Policy for the 21st Century.
Reviews
[This] is a recommended book to read for every social worker, policy professional, professor or instructor in countless arenas; as well as for every concerned and engaged citizen who longs for information and transformation. This book can and should be referenced on multiple occasions and in various forums as it speaks to the signs of the times and the status of our political, national and international condition and affairs. This is the time for change and this book provides the knowledge, tools and encouragement that can propel and pilot us toward personal achievement for the betterment of all and with collective positioning. * Jennifer M. Lee, Tulane University , Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work *
Has the welfare state run its course? Stoesz's answer is yes.... this volume succinctly analyzes the welfare state's arc from rise to imminent fall.This portrayal draws on a wide array of scholarship.... This book is an impressive tour de force with a sweeping perspective rooted in policy experience. * CHOICE *
Book Information
ISBN 9780190864835
Author David Stoesz
Format Hardback
Page Count 208
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 440g
Dimensions(mm) 160mm * 239mm * 23mm
About the Author
David Stoesz, PhD, MSW, is the Samuel Wurtzel Chair at Virginia Commonwealth University. He has published extensively about social policy in the U.S. and international development abroad. His 2005 book, Quixote's Ghost: The Right, the Liberati, and the Future of Social Policy, was awarded the Pro Humanitate Literary Award. More recent books include The Dynamic Welfare State and Pandora's Dilemma: Theories of Social Policy for the 21st Century.
Reviews
[This] is a recommended book to read for every social worker, policy professional, professor or instructor in countless arenas; as well as for every concerned and engaged citizen who longs for information and transformation. This book can and should be referenced on multiple occasions and in various forums as it speaks to the signs of the times and the status of our political, national and international condition and affairs. This is the time for change and this book provides the knowledge, tools and encouragement that can propel and pilot us toward personal achievement for the betterment of all and with collective positioning. * Jennifer M. Lee, Tulane University , Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work *
Has the welfare state run its course? Stoesz's answer is yes.... this volume succinctly analyzes the welfare state's arc from rise to imminent fall.This portrayal draws on a wide array of scholarship.... This book is an impressive tour de force with a sweeping perspective rooted in policy experience. * CHOICE *
Book Information
ISBN 9780190864835
Author David Stoesz
Format Hardback
Page Count 208
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 440g
Dimensions(mm) 160mm * 239mm * 23mm
