00000nam 2200000 4500 INLIS000000000001928 20221110022239 0010-0520001928 221110################|##########|#eng## 978-0521-833701 eng 362.58094 362.58094 HAN s Handler, Joel F. Social Citizenship and Workfare in the United States and Western Europe : The Paradox of Inclusion / Joel F. Handler Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004 xi, 317p.; 23cm. ; 23cm. Indeks : Indeks Bibliography p. 279-305 This books compares policies in the United states and "active labor policies" in Western Europe that are aimed primarily at the long-term unemployed, unemployed youth, lone parents, immigrants, and other vulnerable groups often referred to collectively as the "socially excludes". The Europeans maintain that workfare is the best methos of bringing thr socially excluded back into mainstream society. Although there are differences in terms of ideology and practices, Joel F. Handler argues that there also significant similarities, especially field-level practices that serve to exclude those who are the least employable or lack other qualifications that agencies favor. The author also examines strategies for reform, including protective labor legislation, the open method of coordination, and the reform of social and employment services, and concludes with an argument for a basic income guarantee, which would not only alleviate poverty but also provide clients with an exit option. 1. Welfare recipients - employment 2. Marginality 3. Welfare state 07359/MKRI-P/XII-2007 07359/MKRI-P/XII-2007