The Value of Care
During the coronavirus pandemic in the UK, attention increasingly focused on the death rate of elderly and disabled residents in care homes, as well as the staff. On 29 April, 2020, the news came that deaths the previous week in these institutions – far m
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Bill Jordan
Social Value in Public Policy
Bill Jordan
Social Value in Public Policy
Bill Jordan University of Plymouth Exeter, UK
ISBN 978-3-030-60420-2 ISBN 978-3-030-60421-9 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60421-9 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover pattern © Melisa Hasan This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
To the memory of Jean Packman, partner, colleague and inspiration
Acknowledgements
For helpful discussions and suggestions, I would like to thank Sarah Jordan, Henry Jordan, Simon Pearson, Linda and Colin Janus-Harris, Alexandra Allan and John Ingham.
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Contents
1 Introduction 1 2 The Genesis of the Social Value Problem 9 3 How Social Value Works17 4 Social Control and Social Value25 5 The Dynamics of Social Value31 6 The Value of Care37 7 Class Conflict in the Post-Pandemic World49 8 Unconditional Welfare: The Universal Basic Income59 9 Conclusions65 References71 Index77
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CHAPTER 1
Introduction
Abstract Social value is created in human interactions, and is the basis for our well-being. But these interactions are influenced by the policies of governments, and hence well-being can often be undermined by them. This book will consider how such policies, which reduce the levels of social value accumulated in economies and societies, could be minimised, and how relationships which enhance social value (and hence well-being) could be strengthened and enhanced. The coronavirus pandemic has greatly re-enforced longstanding tendencies in US and UK societies, and caused a dramatic collapse in nati
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