Introduction
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Nick Ellison
Abstract
This chapter introduces the reader to the three main parts of this policy review. It begins by identifying the two factors that differentiate this current Review from previous ones. It then states the three important functions of the policy review, before finally moving on to a detailed summary of the contents of the book. The first part is completely focused on the various developments in social policy that have occurred across the central areas of UK welfare. The second part pays particular attention to substantive material that has been drawn from social research agendas. Finally, the third portion of this book looks at the issues and themes that were personally chosen by the editors of the Review.
Abstract
This chapter introduces the reader to the three main parts of this policy review. It begins by identifying the two factors that differentiate this current Review from previous ones. It then states the three important functions of the policy review, before finally moving on to a detailed summary of the contents of the book. The first part is completely focused on the various developments in social policy that have occurred across the central areas of UK welfare. The second part pays particular attention to substantive material that has been drawn from social research agendas. Finally, the third portion of this book looks at the issues and themes that were personally chosen by the editors of the Review.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- Notes on contributors v
- Introduction 1
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Developments in UK social policy
- Housing policy: coming in from the cold? 13
- The NHS in England: from modernisation to marketisation? 29
- Developments in social security 45
- The rise of the meritocracy? New Labour and education in the second term 61
- The personal social services 81
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Social policy in the wider context
- ‘Scottish solutions to Scottish problems’? Social welfare in Scotland since devolution 101
- The primacy of ideology: social policy and the first term of the National Assembly for Wales 121
- Attlee versus Blair: Labour governments and progressive social policy in historical perspective 143
- Christian democracy, social democracy and the continental ‘welfare without work’ syndrome 167
- Activation through thick and thin: progressive approaches to labour market activation 187
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Social policy since 1979 – the impact of Thatcherism
- Social policy since 1979: a view from the right 211
- Mrs Thatcher’s legacy: getting it in perspective 231
- Privatisation, privatisation, privatisation: the British welfare state since 1979 251
- Social policy since 1979: a view from the USA 271
- Index 291
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- Notes on contributors v
- Introduction 1
-
Developments in UK social policy
- Housing policy: coming in from the cold? 13
- The NHS in England: from modernisation to marketisation? 29
- Developments in social security 45
- The rise of the meritocracy? New Labour and education in the second term 61
- The personal social services 81
-
Social policy in the wider context
- ‘Scottish solutions to Scottish problems’? Social welfare in Scotland since devolution 101
- The primacy of ideology: social policy and the first term of the National Assembly for Wales 121
- Attlee versus Blair: Labour governments and progressive social policy in historical perspective 143
- Christian democracy, social democracy and the continental ‘welfare without work’ syndrome 167
- Activation through thick and thin: progressive approaches to labour market activation 187
-
Social policy since 1979 – the impact of Thatcherism
- Social policy since 1979: a view from the right 211
- Mrs Thatcher’s legacy: getting it in perspective 231
- Privatisation, privatisation, privatisation: the British welfare state since 1979 251
- Social policy since 1979: a view from the USA 271
- Index 291
