UID:
almafu_9960119016502883
Format:
1 online resource (372 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
1-108-50371-3
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1-108-50239-3
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1-108-39962-2
Content:
This is the first of three volumes containing a report from the International Panel on Social Progress (IPSP). The IPSP is an independent association of top research scholars with the goal of assessing methods for improving the main institutions of modern societies. Written in accessible language by scholars across the social sciences and humanities, these volumes assess the achievements of world societies in past centuries, the current trends, the dangers that we are now facing, and the possible futures in the twenty-first century. It covers the main socio-economic, political, and cultural dimensions of social progress, global as well as regional issues, and the diversity of challenges and their interplay around the world. This particular volume covers topics such as economic inequality and growth, finance and corporations, labor, capitalism, and social justice.
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 25 Jul 2018).
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Cover -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Dedication -- Table of contents -- Introduction to Volume 1 -- 0.1 Why a Panel on Social Progress? -- 0.2 Social Progress in Sight -- 0.3 Aims of the Report and Additional Resources on www.ipsp.org -- 0.4 Outline of the Report and of Volume I -- Acknowledgments -- Introductory Chapters -- 1 Social Trends and New Geographies -- Summary -- 1.1 On the Peak of Possibilities or Facing an Abyss? -- 1.2 Recent Social Transformations -- 1.2.1 History Matters -- 1.2.2 Enhancing Capabilities -- 1.2.3 Intersecting Inequalities -- 1.2.4 Durable Inequalities -- 1.2.5 The Increasing Power of the Multinational Corporations -- 1.3 New Spatial Configurations -- 1.3.1 Time-Space Compression -- 1.3.2 The Changing Role of the Nation-State -- 1.3.3 New Spatialities of Development -- 1.3.4 New Geographical Mobilities -- 1.4 Democracy and Capitalism -- 1.4.1 The Paradox of the Present -- 1.4.2 A Short Look at the Historical Experience -- 1.4.3 Rethinking the Relation between Democracy and Capitalism -- 1.4.4 The Current Challenge: Toward a Democratic Reembedding of the Economy -- 1.5 Production and Reproduction -- 1.5.1 Deindustrialization and the "New" Economy -- 1.5.2 Industrialization in the South and the New International Division of Labor -- 1.5.3 Global Work and Gender -- 1.5.4 Global Value Chains and the Gender Division of Labor -- 1.5.5 Global Care Chains and Migration -- 1.5.6 Global Social Policy -- 1.6 Demographic Change, Consumption, and Sustainability -- 1.6.1 Population Growth and Consumption -- 1.6.2 Sustainability -- 1.6.3 Mobility -- 1.7 Actors for Social Progress -- 1.7.1 Protest on the Rise -- 1.7.2 Movements in Decline -- 1.7.3 Movements on the Rise -- 1.7.4 Supranational Public Authorities -- 1.8 Challenges and Possibilities for Social Progress -- References -- 2 Social Progress.
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Summary -- 2.1 The Compass for This Report -- 2.2 Building Blocks of the Analysis -- 2.2.1 Values vs. Principles -- 2.2.1.1 States of Affairs -- 2.2.1.2 The Need for Principles: Moral Constraints and Options -- 2.2.2 Basic vs. Derivative Values -- 2.2.3 Two Foundational Ideas -- 2.2.3.1 Equal Dignity -- 2.2.3.2 Respect for Pluralism -- 2.3 Basic Values -- 2.3.1 Well-being -- 2.3.1.1 Multidimensionality in Well-being -- 2.3.1.2 Different Conceptions of Well-being: Happiness, Capabilities, Preferences -- Resources -- Utility and Happiness -- Functionings and Capabilities -- Preference-Based Well-being -- 2.3.2 Freedom -- 2.3.3 Nonalienation -- 2.3.4 Solidarity -- 2.3.5 Esteem and Recognition -- 2.3.6 Cultural Goods -- 2.3.7 Environmental Values -- 2.3.8 Security -- 2.4 Basic Principles -- 2.4.1 Branches of Justice -- 2.4.2 Basic Rights -- 2.4.3 Distributive Justice -- 2.4.3.1 Libertarianism -- 2.4.3.2 Basic Needs and a Decent Minimum -- 2.4.3.3 Equality of Opportunity, Luck Egalitarianism, Equality of Outcomes -- 2.4.3.4 Egalitarianism, Prioritarianism, and Maximin -- 2.4.3.5 Utilitarianism's Distributive Implications -- 2.4.4 Aggregate Maximization, Justice, and Efficiency -- 2.4.5 Beneficence and Generosity -- 2.5 Units of Assessment -- 2.5.1 Individuals -- 2.5.2 Civil Society Groups -- 2.5.3 Nations -- 2.5.4 The Ethical Status of Future Generations -- 2.5.5 Humans and Other Animals -- 2.6 Principles Specially Applicable to Certain Types of Agent -- 2.6.1 The Normative Relevance of Institutions -- 2.6.2 Principles Applicable to Governments -- 2.6.2.1 The Rule of Law -- 2.6.2.2 Transparency and Accountability -- 2.6.2.3 Democracy -- 2.6.2.4 Giving Rights Determinate Reality -- 2.6.3 Principles Applicable to Civil Society -- 2.6.3.1 Toleration -- 2.6.3.2 Educating and Supporting Citizens -- 2.6.4 Global Justice.
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2.6.4.1 The Geographical Scope of Justice -- 2.6.4.2 Three Kinds of Association -- 2.6.4.3 Different Principles for Different Issues? -- 2.7 Looking Ahead: Using the Compass -- 2.7.1 Evaluating Social Progress and Regress -- 2.7.2 From Principles and Values to Action -- References -- Socio-Economic Transformations -- 3 Economic Inequality and Social Progress -- Summary -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.1.1 Motivation -- 3.2 Concepts and Measures of Inequality -- 3.2.1 Inequality of What? -- 3.2.2 National Inequality, Global Inequality, Regional/Local Inequality -- 3.2.3 Horizontal versus Vertical Inequality -- 3.2.4 Individual versus Household-Based Inequality -- 3.2.5 Functional Inequality -- 3.2.6 Unidimensional versus Multidimensional Inequality -- 3.2.7 Income versus Wealth Inequality -- 3.2.8 Absolute versus Relative Inequality -- 3.2.9 Inequality versus Polarization -- 3.2.10 Subjective Measures: Perceptions of Inequality and Mobility -- 3.2.11 Static versus Dynamic Inequality, Mobility -- 3.2.12 Measures and Measurement Challenges -- 3.3 Why Inequality Matters -- 3.3.1 Introduction -- 3.3.2 Intrinsic Concerns -- 3.3.2.1 Inequality of Opportunity, Capabilities, and Access to Primary Goods -- 3.3.2.2 Inequality and Its Impact on Well-being -- 3.3.2.3 The Impact on Power Relations -- 3.3.2.4 The Impact on the Intergenerational Transmission of Inequality -- 3.3.3 The Instrumental Role of Inequality -- 3.3.3.1 Impact of Inequality on Poverty -- 3.3.3.2 The Impact on Economic Performance -- 3.3.3.3 The Empirical Impact on Growth -- 3.3.3.4 Inequality and Financial Stability -- 3.3.3.5 The Impact on Conflict -- 3.3.3.6 The Relationship between Inequality and Social Movements -- 3.3.3.7 The Impact on Behavior -- 3.3.3.8 The Impact on Political Participation -- 3.3.3.9 The Impact of Gender Inequality on Growth.
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3.3.3.10 The Relationship among Income Inequality, Education, and Health Inequality -- 3.4 Global Inequality -- 3.4.1 Trends in Between- and Within-Country Income Inequality -- 3.4.2 International Inequality in Education and Health -- 3.4.2.1 Inequality in Education -- 3.4.2.2 Inequality in Health -- 3.5 Trends in Within-Country Inequality -- 3.5.1 Empirical Trends, by Outcome -- 3.5.1.1 Income Inequality -- 3.5.1.2 Inequality in Access to Environmental Resources and in Risk Exposure -- 3.5.1.3 Levels and Trends in Inequality of Opportunity -- 3.5.1.4 Levels and Trends in Mobility and Intergenerational Inequality -- 3.5.1.5 Inequality in Political Participation and Power -- 3.5.2 Group-Based Inequalities in Outcomes: Gender, Race, Ethnicity, Spatial -- 3.6 Accounting for Within-Country Inequality Trends -- 3.6.1 Trends and Drivers of Income Inequality in OECD Countries -- 3.6.1.1 Income Inequality Trends -- 3.6.1.2 Drivers of Inequality Change -- 3.6.2 Changing Inequality Trends and Drivers in Three Asian Subregions -- 3.6.2.1 South Asia and Indonesia: Rising Inequality amid Rapid Growth -- 3.6.2.2 Moderate Inequality Decline in Southeast and East Asia after the 1997 Crisis -- 3.6.2.3 China: A Sharp Rise in Inequality until 2008 and a Modest Decline Thereafter -- 3.6.3 The Bifurcation in Inequality Trends in Sub-Saharan Africa -- 3.6.3.1 Trends in Consumption Inequality -- 3.6.3.2 Factors Explaining the Bifurcation in the Trends in Consumption Inequality -- 3.6.4 Declining Inequality in Latin America -- 3.6.4.1 Inequality Trends -- 3.6.4.2 Determinants of Declining Inequality in Latin America -- 3.6.5 Cross-cutting Issues Emanating from All or Most Regional Trends -- 3.6.5.1 Access to Credit and Financial Markets -- 3.6.5.2 Human Capital Formation and Access to Education and Health Care -- 3.6.5.3 Demographic Change and Inequality.
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3.6.5.5 Taxation, Social Protection, and Inequality -- 3.6.5.6 Labor Markets -- 3.7 Deep Drivers of Inequality -- 3.7.1 History and the Path Dependence of Inequality -- 3.7.2 Demography, Fertility, and Inequality -- 3.7.3 Links between Economic and Political Inequality -- 3.7.4 The Link between Economic Inequality and Social Stratification -- 3.7.5 Globalization and Inequality -- 3.7.5.1 Trade Liberalization -- 3.7.5.2 Capital Account Liberalization -- 3.7.5.3 Technology Transfer -- 3.7.5.4 Migration and Migrant Remittances -- 3.7.6 Inequality, Knowledge, and Policy -- 3.7.6.1 Knowledge-Based Inequalities -- 3.7.6.2 The Production of Knowledge and Inequality -- 3.8 Affecting Inequality: The Scope and Limits of Policy -- 3.8.1 National Policy Issues in Addressing Within-Country Inequality -- 3.8.1.1 Building Assets, Enhancing Opportunities, and Promoting Social Inclusion -- 3.8.1.2 Building a Strong and Resilient Middle Class -- 3.8.1.3 Curbing the Excesses of Income and Wealth Concentration at the Top -- 3.8.1.4 Macroeconomic Policies for the Reduction of Poverty and Inequality -- Measures to Prevent Macroeconomic Crises -- Measures to Be Adopted If External Crises Cannot Be Avoided -- 3.8.2 International Actions to Support Inequality Change -- 3.8.3 The Political Economy: Governance, Policy Making, and Implementation35 -- References -- 4 Economic Growth, Human Development, and Welfare -- Summary -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.1.1 Narratives -- 4.1.1.1 Economic Growth as a Process of Liberation -- 4.1.1.2 Capitalism as Alienation or Exploitation -- 4.1.1.3 The "Third Way" Alternatives -- 4.1.2 Concepts and Measurements of Growth -- 4.1.3 The Great Acceleration/Transition from Stagnation to Growth -- 4.1.4 Sustainable Development -- 4.1.5 Global Commons -- 4.2 Determinants of Economic Growth and Stagnation -- 4.2.1 Population and Demography.
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4.2.2 Education and Human Capital.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-108-42312-4
Language:
English
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