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 'Social Policy and Social Services Welfare
Policy Patterns in a Heterogeneous
Society'  Yitzhak Berman
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Social Policy is concerned with changing and
distribution of the components of living. It thus
aims to bring about conditions different from
those which would be the result of the
unrestrained operation of market forces and of
unrestrained human conduct in other respects. The
essence of social policy is thus intervention
based on two assumptions that the common
interest (a difficult to define concept) should
in certain conditions prevail over that of
individual and that, in certain respects, the
judgment of the community is superior and
therefore should override that of the
individual. Kaim-Caudle, Peter, 1988 Foreword
in Lee, Peter Ching-Yung Dimensions of Social
Welfare Transition. Sino-British Perspectives
Taipei Chu Liu Book Company 5-9
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Adapted from Herrmann, P. 2009. Social Quality
Looking for a Global Social Policy Europaischer,
Hochschulverlag
SOCIAL SPACES OF SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL SPACES OF SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL SPACES OF SOCIAL POLICY
Spatial Dimension Leading Actor Objectives
Space of social immediacy -(sub-) urban localities -Ethnic groups -families Local governance systems, limited by the dependency on central government and may be in conflict with Establishing spaces for developing local/communal equality, empowerment
National and Regional level National governments and contestants for power (parliament, civic organizations etc.) Coping with challenges of internal (national) contradictions, differences and diversity of interests
Bi-and multi-lateral level Nation states and multinational enterprises Equity
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Patterns of Thinking Patterns of Thinking
Chinese/Traditional Western
Time circular co-existence process-oriented go with the flow history and tradition Time linear causality deadline-oriented efficiency future-oriented
Performance group harmony and shared accomplishment qualitative and subjective people-oriented social concerns Performance individual performance accomplishment quantitative-objective task-oriented economic indicators
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Social economic security is the degree to which
people have command over material and immaterial
resources over time in the context of social
relations.         These social relations are
sustained within a set of multifaceted sources of
socio-economic security called collective
identities, i.e. state, family, community and
institutions.  
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CONDITIONAL FACTORS OF SOCIAL QUALITY CONDITIONAL FACTORS OF SOCIAL QUALITY
Socio-economic security the extent to which people have sufficient resources over time
- economic security
- housing
- health (social care)
- education
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Collective identities providing social welfare services Collective identities providing social welfare services Collective identities providing social welfare services Collective identities providing social welfare services
State Community Family
Economic security
Housing
Health
Education
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What are the policy implications of filial piety?