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New Labour, New Welfare State?
Martin Powell
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Description for New Labour, New Welfare State?
paperback. This classic text provides the first comprehensive examination of the social policy of New Labour. It compares and contrasts current policy areas with both the Old Left and the New Right and applies the concept of the 'third way' to both individual policy areas and broader cross-cutting themes. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2figs.14tabs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFF; JKS; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 148. Weight in Grams: 518.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861341518
SKU
V9781861341518
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Martin Powell
Martin Powell is a Professor of Health and Social Policy at the University of Birmingham. Martin’s main research interest is in the British welfare state, especially the NHS. He has written or edited some 19 books, including some being translated into Chinese, Korean, and Polish. He has written over 80 peer reviewed articles, and he is a former editor ... Read more
Reviews for New Labour, New Welfare State?
"This very substantial book ... gives a comprehensive account of the social welfare policies of the Labour government" Labour Research "There probably isn't another assessment as comprehensive as this available." New Labour Organiser "No reading list on contemporary British social policy should be without it!" Ruth Lister "Books which deal comprehensively and yet critically with the New Labour government’s ... Read more