Nine Christian democracy, social democracy and the continental ‘welfare without work’ syndrome
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Kees van Kersbergen
Abstract
This chapter studies the thesis of the ‘Christian democratisation’ of British social democracy. This debate has been conducted mostly in German, and it is argued that the adoption of such Christian democratisation can stretch as far as Rauchbier and Schwartzbier. It indicates that continental social democracy has unsuccessfully tried to break with Christian democratic policies during the second half of the 1990s. The chapter concludes that the European Third Way social democracy did not ‘Christian democratise’, but rather has attempted to ‘social democratise’ the continental Christian democratic welfare state regime.
Abstract
This chapter studies the thesis of the ‘Christian democratisation’ of British social democracy. This debate has been conducted mostly in German, and it is argued that the adoption of such Christian democratisation can stretch as far as Rauchbier and Schwartzbier. It indicates that continental social democracy has unsuccessfully tried to break with Christian democratic policies during the second half of the 1990s. The chapter concludes that the European Third Way social democracy did not ‘Christian democratise’, but rather has attempted to ‘social democratise’ the continental Christian democratic welfare state regime.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- 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
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- 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
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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
