Ursula Huws FireWorks Hardcover All Books sku-226598823

FireWorks: Reinventing the Welfare State: Digital Platforms and Public Policies is a hardcover All Books title by Ursula Huws, SKU sku-226598823. Huws argues that the Covid-19 pandemic exposed gaps in welfare provision, including under-resourced hospitals and shortages of housing and affordable social care, despite public sector workers' efforts. She links decades of neglect to hundreds of deaths and proposes a fair, affordable welfare state that offers security for all. Drawing on her research, she examines the gig economy, universal free healthcare and social care. Her policy proposals include discussions of Universal Basic Income, legislation for universal workers' rights and a 21st-century digital welfare state. She proposes putting online platform technologies under public control to modernize and expand public services and improve access.