The Social Contract in Hard Times
This report and series of policy briefs emanate from a workshop held in Oxford in October 2009, in which political scientists and legal experts examine the impact of recent hard times on the social contract.
The issues are addressed from a range of perspectives, including measures for effective redistribution through social welfare programmes in Europe, loyalty benefits in the Middle East, and the need for a global social contract to encompass Africa and the developing world.
The current economic crisis has created a unique opportunity to push forward health insurance that has failed every Democratic president in America since Harry Truman.
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