Trousson, Raymond / Vercruysse, Jeroom (dir.), Dictionnaire general de Voltaire. (Champion classiques, references et dictionnaires 18) 1272 p. 2020:10 (Champion, FR) <670-9>
ISBN 978-2-38096-016-7 paper ¥7,064.- (税込) EUR 38.00

C.Aspalter編　Covid-19のパンデミック－保健・社会政策において生じる問題
Aspalter, Christian (ed.), Covid-19 Pandemic: Problems Arising in Health and Social Policy. 303 pp. 2023:7 (Springer, GW) <706-349>
ISBN 978-981-9924-96-7 hard ¥35,306.- (税込) EUR 149.99 *

This book presents an overview of social problems and health problems that arose out of, or were flared up by, the global COVID-19 pandemic. It addresses most vital problems in developed and developing countries from literally around the world, by top country experts in their respective fields of study. The book debates first certain overall thematic topics and then analyzes a number of key country case studies. Apart from a set of key theme/problem-based chapters, the country case studies from major-hit countries in the world are yet another highlight of the book. They also feature, in addition to analyzing the pandemic and policy responses per se, one extra special focal point each. The book hence covers the core of most severe social problems, including health problems, that have been spurred or set off by the COVID-19 pandemic. An overall theory chapter that uses a global data analysis and a short theoretical appraisal on the 'human face' of the Pandemic is also offered at the beginning of book, to bring back humanity and human decency (i.e. decency of the human condition) into the scientific debate as well as policy making arena, which is utterly needed at this point of human development.

Boyer, Marcel, Social Democracy, Capitalism, and Competition: A Manifesto. 248 pp. 2023:10 (McGill-Queen's U. Pr., CN) <706-350>
ISBN 978-0-228-01889-6 hard ¥8,613.- (税込) US$ 39.95 *

Our social democracies and welfare states face economic and governance challenges that threaten their very survival. Against this backdrop, Social Democracy, Capitalism, and Competition argues that a true social democracy requires a clear definition and a refocusing of the roles of the public and private sectors.Using his novel competition-based social democracy and new competition-based capitalism models, Marcel Boyer goes back to the basics. Returning to the foundational characteristics of what social democracy and capitalism are supposed to be, he reimagines how public and social goods and services - such as education, healthcare, and transport infrastructure - can be provided in a way that aligns with citizens' best interests. Boyer shows how recent decades have witnessed a shift away from competition and competitive processes, toward more bureaucratic control of public and social goods and services and more ironclad protection of state providers against contestation by potentially competitive organizations. This crony capitalism results in loss of purpose, organizational inefficiency, and outcomes that increasingly deviate from their original objectives of social wellbeing. Boyer maintains that productivity gains, economic growth, and prosperity for all actually require a degree of income and wealth inequality.Written with a facility that will appeal to anyone interested in public policy and economic reform, Social Democracy, Capitalism, and Competition is a book all governments should have on their reading list.

Chetri, Saamdu / Dutta, Tanusree / Mandal, M. K. (eds.), Understanding Happiness: An Explorative View. 467 pp. 2023:8 (Springer, GW) <706-351>
ISBN 978-981-9934-92-8 hard ¥32,952.- (税込) EUR 139.99 *

This book provides a comprehensive and enriching understanding of the construct of happiness from diverse perspectives. It provides readers with an overview of the issues, problems, and challenges related to well-being and happiness. The book is divided into three sections. It brings together researchers and practitioners from various disciplines, including psychology, sociology, and development studies. Each section includes chapters from leading academicians from across the world. The first section helps the reader understand happiness from a neuroscientific perspective and explores the relationship between happiness and subjective well-being. The second section of the book discusses the importance of building personal resources for happiness from a positive psychology point of view. The last section examines the importance of happiness in the workplace and suggests a sustainable development plan for happiness. It is a must-buy book for individuals nurturing critical thought and searching for a quintessential understanding of happiness. It presents a unique contribution to the literature with its multidisciplinary focus on specific topics.

欧州における福祉排外主義
Eick, Gianna M., Welfare Chauvinism in Europe: How Education, Economy and Culture Shape Public Attitudes. 192 pp. 2024:1 (E. Elgar, UK) <706-352>
ISBN 978-1-80392-552-3 hard ¥22,792.- (税込) GB￡ 80.00 *

The redistribution of welfare resources to migrants continues to polarise society. Not only politicians from the radical right but also from more mainstream parties are capitalising on the idea of 'welfare for our kind', or welfare chauvinism. In this innovative book, Gianna Maria Eick provides a comprehensive analysis of welfare chauvinism in Europe, skilfully exploring how it is shaped by education, economy and culture.Constructing an extensive overview of welfare chauvinism's causes and consequences, Welfare Chauvinism in Europe sheds light on the multidimensionality of welfare chauvinist attitudes across countries, time, social policies, and different migrant groups. Eick unveils hidden nuances regarding welfare chauvinism that are frequently overlooked in current discourse, particularly concerning socioeconomic cleavages in Europe. Using high-quality data on public attitudes and macro-level conditions, this thought-provoking book investigates the common misperception that higher levels of education universally lead to more tolerant attitudes and argues that governments and welfare institutions play a crucial role in shaping public opinion.Providing an in-depth exploration of welfare chauvinism, this timely book is a crucial resource for academics, researchers and students working across social policy, political science, sociology, social work, geography, economics and law. Its analysis of novel cross-national survey data on welfare chauvinism is also of significant intere- Martin Ruhs, European University Institust to policy makers and policy practitioners across the globe.

社会改革主義2.0－21世紀の労働、福祉、革新主義的政治
Ferrera, Maurizio / Miro, Joan / Ronchi, Stefano (eds.), Social Reformism 2.0: Work, Welfare and Progressive Politics in the 21st Century. 208 pp. 2024:1 (E. Elgar, UK) <706-353>
ISBN 978-1-03-531143-9 hard ¥22,792.- (税込) GB￡ 80.00 *

Automation, digitalisation, the post-industrial transition and climate change are creating new social risks which are not adequately supported by established welfare state institutions. In this timely book, Maurizio Ferrera, Joan Miro and Stefano Ronchi propose critical social and institutional policy reform in response to the nation state's inability to maintain a balanced ecosystem between democracy, the market economy, welfare and the rule of law. Social Reformism 2.0 provides a diagnosis of the critical issues facing the welfare state, namely the transition to post-industrialisation, globalisation and European integration, and the fourth technological revolution. Situating the European social model within a multi-crisis context, this book surveys the current reform trends in social policy, addressing decades of global development, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the climate emergency, before proposing a number of strategic policy reforms. It ultimately champions a transition towards a greener economy and a realignment of progressive politics, highlighting the central role Europe plays in coordinating and stimulating change. Offering a highly detailed yet accessible critique, this socially pertinent study will strongly appeal to students and academics with an interest in political science, European studies, sociology, social and public policy analysis and welfare state research. It will also highly benefit policymakers, bureaucrats, practitioners and stakeholders involved in social governance processes at a national and European level.

公正な社会におけるベーシック・インカム－カナダの社会的セーフティ・ネットのための政策選択－
Green, David A. / Kesselman, Jonathan Rhys et. al. (eds.), Basic Income and a Just Society: Policy Choices for Canada's Social Safety Net. 492 pp. 2023:6 (Institute for Research on Public Policy, CN) <706-354>
ISBN 978-0-88645-379-4 paper ¥8,613.- (税込) US$ 39.95 *

社会政策を教える
Irving, Zoe (ed.), Teaching Social Policy: International, Comparative and Global Perspectives. (Elgar Guides to Teaching) 240 pp. 2023:11 (E. Elgar, UK) <706-355>
ISBN 978-1-03-530200-0 hard ¥28,490.- (税込) GB￡ 100.00 *

Drawing together international perspectives and disciplinary sub-fields of comparative and global social policy, this book provides an insightful guide for educators and academics embarking on or revisiting the design and teaching of classes, courses and programmes in and around social and public policy.Teaching Social Policy captures the multi-disciplinary and multi-layered scope of social policy, exploring how this enables versatility in teaching and extends opportunities to expand knowledge and skills that may otherwise remain untapped. Chapters present ideas and examples of teaching activities to support learning in social policy, with a specific focus on approaches and tools to decolonise the social policy curricula. Serving as a practical guide for scholars teaching social policy, the book maps the terrain of student learning and explores novel ideas for teaching within the context of contemporary challenges facing higher education.Offering ideas, reflections and guidance on the challenges and benefits of internationalising and decolonising the curriculum, this dynamic book will be an invaluable resource for higher education educators, early career academics and course designers with an interest in social policy, social administration, sociology and public policy.

社会的不平等を教える
Massey, Garth, Teaching Social Inequality. (Elgar Guides to Teaching) 256 pp. 2023:11 (E. Elgar, UK) <706-357>
ISBN 978-1-80392-821-0 hard ¥27,065.- (税込) GB￡ 95.00 *

The growing chasm between rich and poor, within societies and between nations, has enormous implications not only for people's well-being and life chances but for the prospects for democracy throughout the world. From the interpersonal to the societal level, social inequality is the central feature of social life. Helping students appreciate and understand this is the most important task of social science instruction.Garth Massey provides a down-to-earth guide to teaching and learning that emphasizes historically and comparatively the social construction and institutional maintenance of social inequality. It explores approaches to teaching big ideas and theories, along with the challenges raised by the notions and assumptions students bring to class. The author emphasizes how to unpack and make comprehensible the complexity of social inequality in society today and also how to explore the often quantitative understandings provided by contemporary research.Highly attractive is the accessible style of this book, encouraging open classroom discussion and examination of sometimes contentious topics such as class and racial privilege, homelessness, gender preference and sexual identity, shrinking opportunities for social mobility, and global human migration. Its scope makes it a useful tool for instructors of social movements, globalization, race and ethnicity, gender studies, border studies and all courses that impart an understanding of social life.

ベーシック・インカムの資金調達　第2版
Pereira, Richard (ed.), Financing Basic Income: A Dual Income Proposal. 2nd ed. (Exploring the Basic Income Guarantee) 164 pp. 2023:7 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <706-358>
ISBN 978-3-031-29011-4 hard ¥9,412.- (税込) EUR 39.99 *

This Palgrave Pivot second edition argues that basic income is, in fact, affordable. The contributors approach the topic from the perspectives of three different countries-Canada, Switzerland, and Australia-to overcome objections that a universal program to keep all citizens above the poverty line would be too expensive to implement. They assess the complex array of revenue sources that can make universal basic income feasible, from the underestimated value of public program redundancies to new and so far, unaccounted publicly owned assets.This new edition adds an analysis for financing basic income in the United States, as well as considering the basic income potential in a country of far more modest economic resources, Portugal. The COVID-19 pandemic is discussed in a new Prologue, demonstrating the need for universal economic security as a precautionary measure for unforeseen crises. New research and compelling analyses are included throughout, to provide support for a dual basic income proposal.

ツーリズムと生活の質研究ハンドブック　第2巻
Uysal, Muzaffer / Sirgy, M. J. (eds.), Handbook of Tourism and Quality-of-Life Research II: Enhancing the Lives of Tourists, Residents of Host Communities and Service Providers. (International Handbooks of Quality-of-Life) 759 pp. 2023 (Springer, GW) <706-359>
ISBN 978-3-031-31512-1 hard ¥54,138.- (税込) EUR 229.99 *

Virtanen, Petri / Ristikari, Tiina / Niemelae, M. et al., Collective Impact and Human Wellbeing: Key Concepts, Approaches and Practices. (Community Quality-of-Life and Well-Being) 169 pp. 2023:8 (Springer, GW) <706-360>
ISBN 978-3-031-34541-8 hard ¥11,766.- (税込) EUR 49.99
ISBN 978-3-031-34544-9 paper ¥9,412.- (税込) EUR 39.99

This open access book presents key concepts, approaches, and applications of the Collective Impact (CI) framework to enhance human and societal wellbeing. The authors analyse the special nature of CI and its role in providing common ground for trust-based, mutually informed service delivery of publicly or semi-publicly funded and implemented services to identify competencies and administrative arrangements as well as leadership and practical skills required for successful CI practice. Moreover, this book also positions CI initiatives within a systems thinking perspective, which suggests that one can only understand a system by looking at how all the parts interact with each other and how they are integrated. This book balances fundamental theoretical elements in CI initiatives and practical case examples from Finland, and helps managers and practitioners master the art of putting together CI-related initiatives. It offers new and fresh ways to conceive CI as a fundamental way to approach human wellbeing by finding new solutions to cooperation. It also conceives CI as a global mechanism to address complex and systemic societal challenges and problems like climate change and global pandemics, and aligns with the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals. Based on scholarly research on CI as well as the authors' professional experience as academics, practitioners and consultants, this book offers original insights and guidance to decision-makers, leaders across sectors, practitioners as well general public on how to develop CI practices that enhance human and societal wellbeing.

Wang, Peigang, Study on the Quality of Life of Chinese Residents with Social Change. 190 pp. 2023:9 (Springer, GW) <706-361>
ISBN 978-981-9922-20-8 hard ¥25,890.- (税込) EUR 109.99

資本主義、包括的成長、ソーシャル・プロテクション
Kraemer, Hagen M. / Proano, Christian / Setterfield, M. R., Capitalism, Inclusive Growth, and Social Protection: Inherent Contradiction or Achievable Vision? 326 pp. 2023:12 (E. Elgar, UK) <706-214>
ISBN 978-1-78643-306-0 hard ¥31,339.- (税込) GB￡ 110.00 *

After more than four decades of real income stagnation, ever-increasing inequality and household financial distress, this book explores how the very fabric of our society is under threat. It argues that although capitalism is imperfect, it can be improved, and harnessing its forces of production to more suitable social relations of production is key to that improvement.Highlighting the concept of 'social capitalism' and ensuring that it is consistent with our underlying theoretical vision of how capitalism works, chapters address the need for an alternative theory of economic policy-making by combining elements of Marx, Keynes, and Schumpeter (MKS). Applying their emphasis on distributive conflicts, effective demand, and innovation, the MKS system provides an in-depth description of capitalist dynamics and how they reflect observed capitalist history. Based on this approach, Capitalism, Inclusive Growth, and Social Protection suggests that an unregulated capitalistic system is inherently unstable, generates social inequality and is ultimately unviable.This comprehensive book is an excellent resource for scholars concerned with alternatives to prevailing economics who wish to examine more intensively the current problems of capitalism. The analysis will also be of great value to policy makers and representatives of civil society.