Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents iii
3. Notes on contributors v
4. The transformation of the welfare state? The Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government and social policy 1
5. The coalition government, public spending and social policy 27
6. The changing governance of social policy 53
7. The coalition, social policy and public opinion 79
8. Health policy and the coalition government 99
9. The coalition government, the general election and the policy ratchet in education: a reflection on the ‘ghosts’ of policy past, present and yet to come 127
10. Coalition housing policy in England 153
11. Social security under the coalition and Conservatives: shredding the system for people of working age; privileging pensioners 179
12. Welfare and active labour market policies in the UK: the coalition government approach 201
13. ‘It ain’t what you do, it’s the way that you do it’: adult social care under the coalition 221
14. Family policy: the Mods and Rockers 243
15. One step forward, two steps back: children, young people and the Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition 265
16. The coalition and criminal justice 285
17. Equalities: the impact of welfare reform and austerity by gender, disability and age 309
18. Social policy, the devolved administrations and the UK coalition government 325
19. Conclusions 247
20. Index 371