Reinventing the Welfare State by Ursula Huws

Reinventing the Welfare State by Ursula Huws

The welfare state is unfit for purpose how can we transform it into a force for equality and social justice?

'Huws documents brilliantly how the welfare state has morphed into a machine for increasing inequality and distributing wealth upwardsHer solutions are radical, but in the post-Covid slump radicalism will be essential.'

-- Paul Mason, author of 'Postcapitalism: A Guide to Our Future'

‘A must-read for those who seek to find a logical order behind the dramatic events of current times. Ursula Huws’ work maps out with great attention the new borders of the socio-economic issues of today’

-- Justin Nogarede, Digital Policy Advisor at the Foundation for European Progressive Studies

'A searing critique of how welfare cuts have hit the most vulnerable hardest - and a compelling account of how we can rebuild social security with new tech. A must read for policymakers, campaigners and trade unionists.'

-- Frances O'Grady, General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress

'With remarkable precision, Ursula Huws provides a chilling account of how the British welfare state has been turned upside down, no longer a mechanism for reversing inequality but for enhancing the wealth of the super-rich. She then outlines a new welfare agenda, detailing the infrastructures necessary to enhance the lives of carers and cared for alike, as well as now essential for global sustainability overall. Not to be missed!'

-- Lynne Segal (from the Care Collective)

'Ursula Huws hits the nail on its head exposing the brutal exploitation of vulnerable workers as the gig economies flourish.'

-- Yaseen Aslam, President of the App Drivers and Couriers Union, and lead claimant in the Aslam v. Uber worker rights claim

'A must-read for those who seek to find a logical order behind the rapid and dramatic events of current times'

-- Brando Benifei, MEP and Vice President of the International European Movement

Ursula Huws is Professor of Labor and Globalization at the University of Hertfordshire. Her most recent book is Labour in Contemporary Capitalism: What Next? (2019). She has been carrying out pioneering research on the economic and social impacts of technological change, the restructuring of employment and the changing international division of labour, for many years.  She lectures, advises policy-makers, and has written numerous books.

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ISBN 13	9780745341842
ISBN 10	0745341845
Title	Reinventing the Welfare State
Author	Ursula Huws
Series	Fireworks
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pluto Press
Year published	2020-09-20
Number of pages	240
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