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Evaluating New Labour's Welfare Reforms
Martin Powell
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Description for Evaluating New Labour's Welfare Reforms
paperback. Evaluating New Labour's welfare reforms builds on the analysis of bestselling 'New Labour, New Welfare State?' (The Policy Press, 1999) to examine the Government's welfare policies to the end of its first term. It moves beyond a descriptive account to provide an evaluative perspective on New Labour's welfare reforms. Editor(s): Powell, Martin. Num Pages: 272 pages, 17tabs. BIC Classification: 1DB; JKS; JPFF; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
The New Labour Government has placed great emphasis on service delivery. It has provided performance information in the form of Annual Reports, Public Service Agreements, Performance Assessment Frameworks, and a host of other targets. But has New Labour delivered on its welfare reform? Evaluating New Labour's welfare reforms: provides the first detailed and comprehensive examination of the welfare reforms of New Labour's first term; compares achievements with stated aims; examines success in the wider context; contributes to the debate on the problems of evaluating social policy. It is essential reading for academics and students of ... Read more
The New Labour Government has placed great emphasis on service delivery. It has provided performance information in the form of Annual Reports, Public Service Agreements, Performance Assessment Frameworks, and a host of other targets. But has New Labour delivered on its welfare reform? Evaluating New Labour's welfare reforms: provides the first detailed and comprehensive examination of the welfare reforms of New Labour's first term; compares achievements with stated aims; examines success in the wider context; contributes to the debate on the problems of evaluating social policy. It is essential reading for academics and students of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861343352
SKU
V9781861343352
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Ref
99-50
About Martin Powell
Martin Powell is Senior Lecturer in Social Policy in the Department of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Bath. His edited text on 'New Labour, New Welfare State?' (Policy Press, 1999) is one of the best known accounts of recent social policy reforms.
Reviews for Evaluating New Labour's Welfare Reforms
"... a useful and detailed summary that will be of great value to students and teachers." Political Studies Review "... this book is strongly recommended to anyone with even a cursory interest in New Labour and New Labour welfare reform. The chapters are detailed, accessible and rich with additional sources and information, while the level of commentary and observation is ... Read more