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New Labour, New Welfare State?: The 'Third Way' in British Social Policy
Contributor(s): Powell, Martin (Editor)
ISBN: 1861341512     ISBN-13: 9781861341518
Publisher: Policy Press
OUR PRICE:   $45.55  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: June 1999
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Political Process - Political Parties
- Political Science | Public Affairs & Administration
- Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare
Dewey: 324.241
LCCN: 00304277
Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.96 lbs) 368 pages
 
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The New Labour government elected in May 1997 claimed that it would modernise the welfare state, by rejecting the solutions of both the Old Left and the New Right.
New Labour, new welfare state? provides the first comprehensive examination of the social policy of New Labour; compares and contrasts current policy areas with both the Old Left and the New Right and applies the concept of the 'third way' to individual policy areas and to broader themes which cut across policy areas.
The contributors provide a comprehensive account of developments in the main policy areas and in the themes of citizenship and accountability, placing these within a wider framework of the 'third way'. They find a complex picture. Although the exact shape of the new welfare state is difficult to detect, it is clear that there have been major changes in areas such as citizenship, the mixed economy of welfare, the centrality of work in an active welfare state, and the appearance of new elements such as joined up government at the centre and new partnerships of governance at the periphery.
New Labour, new welfare state? provides topical information on the debate on the future of the welfare state and is essential reading for students and researchers in social policy, politics and sociology.

Contributor Bio(s): Powell, Martin: - Martin Powell is professor of health and social policy in the Health Services Management Centre at the University of Birmingham. He is the editor of several books exploring the New Labour Governments and the British welfare state.