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The Treasury and Social Policy. The Contest for Control of Welfare Strategy.
Deakin, Nicholas; Parry, Richard
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Description for The Treasury and Social Policy. The Contest for Control of Welfare Strategy.
Hardback. What is the power of the Treasury in controlling the policies and development of the welfare state? Drawing on in-depth interviews with officials of the Treasury and the spending departments, this book traces the developing role of the Treasury in setting social policy, especially under Gordon Brown's chancellorship. Series: Transforming Government. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKS; JPH; JPQB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
What is the power of the Treasury in controlling the policies and development of the welfare state? Drawing on in-depth interviews with officials of the Treasury and the spending departments, this book traces the developing role of the Treasury in setting social policy, especially under Gordon Brown's chancellorship.
What is the power of the Treasury in controlling the policies and development of the welfare state? Drawing on in-depth interviews with officials of the Treasury and the spending departments, this book traces the developing role of the Treasury in setting social policy, especially under Gordon Brown's chancellorship.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Series
Transforming Government
Number of Pages
234
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333752456
SKU
V9780333752456
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99-15
About Deakin, Nicholas; Parry, Richard
NICHOLAS DEAKIN is Honorary Professor of Social Policy at the University of Birmingham, where he was Professor from 1980 to 1998, and previously worked in the Home Office and Greater London Council. His publications include The Politics of Welfare. RICHARD PARRY is Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Edinburgh, where he has worked since 1981. His ... Read more
Reviews for The Treasury and Social Policy. The Contest for Control of Welfare Strategy.
'...a richly textured study.' - Bill Jenkins, Social Policy 'an excellent assessment of the background to the review' - Colin Thain, The British Journal of Politics and International Relations