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Welfare Policy Under New Labour
Hugh Bochel
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Description for Welfare Policy Under New Labour
Hardback. Welfare reform is a central part of the modernisation programme adopted by the Labour Government since 1997. This book examines the role of Parliament in the formulation and scrutiny of welfare policy, focusing in particular on how MPs and Peers view their influence on policy. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Based on an extensive series of interviews with MPs and Peers from across Parliament, the book traces the dynamics of political debate on welfare both between and within parties; assesses the emergence of a new political consensus on welfare; details the welfare policy environment and the reform of Parliament under Labour; examines the extent to which MPs support developments in welfare policy; provides the most detailed assessment to date of MPs' attitudes to welfare and their views on the future of the welfare state under Blair and beyond and offers the first consideration of the role of the reconstituted House ... Read more
Based on an extensive series of interviews with MPs and Peers from across Parliament, the book traces the dynamics of political debate on welfare both between and within parties; assesses the emergence of a new political consensus on welfare; details the welfare policy environment and the reform of Parliament under Labour; examines the extent to which MPs support developments in welfare policy; provides the most detailed assessment to date of MPs' attitudes to welfare and their views on the future of the welfare state under Blair and beyond and offers the first consideration of the role of the reconstituted House ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861347909
SKU
V9781861347909
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Hugh Bochel
Hugh Bochel is Professor of Public Policy at the University of Lincoln. Andrew Defty is a Research Fellow at the University of Lincoln.
Reviews for Welfare Policy Under New Labour
"Bochel's and Defty's argument is well formulated, clear and empirically supported." Journal of Social Policy, Vol 37:2, 2008.