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Modernising the Welfare State
The Policy Press 2008; US$ 35.00This book, the third in Martin Powell's New Labour trilogy, analyses the legacy of Tony Blair's government for social policy, focusing on the extent to which it has changed the UK welfare state. more...
New Labour, New Welfare State?
The Policy Press 1999; US$ 35.00This 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. more...
Evaluating New Labour's Welfare Reforms
The Policy Press 2002; US$ 36.95Highly topical and written by one of the leading academic authorities in the field, 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... more...
Social Democratic Party Policies in Contemporary Europe
Taylor and Francis 2003; US$ 145.00The end of the twentieth century saw an unprecedented coincidence of electoral success for social democratic parties in western Europe leading to intensive discussion on the future of this new European left. The debates often centred on the notion of a 'Third way' and generated major expectations for policy change among social democratic politicians... more...
Social Policy Review 17
The Policy Press 2005; US$ 42.50Social Policy Review provides students, academics and all those interested in welfare issues with detailed analyses of progress and change in areas of major interest during the past year. more...
The Consumer in Public Services
The Policy Press 2009; US$ 39.95The consumer in public services critiques established assumptions surrounding citizenship and consumption. Drawing on empirical research, it challenges existing stereotypes about the 'consumer as chooser' and shows how we must develop a more sophisticated understanding of consumers, examining their place and role as users of public services. more...
Social Policy Review, 16
The Policy Press 2004; US$ 99.00Social Policy Review 16 has been given a new editorial lease of life and has been re-organised to reflect more closely key developments in the UK and internationally. more...
Social Policy Review, 15
The Policy Press 2003; US$ 99.00Social Policy Review 15 continues the tradition of providing a different style and approach to policy issues from that found in most academic journals and books. This volume combines issues such as globalization, Europe and pensions with examination of the current and historical contexts of social policy. more...
Partnerships, New Labour and the Governance of Welfare
The Policy Press 2002; US$ 39.95Current policy encourages 'partnerships' - between statutory organisations and professionals; public and private sectors; with voluntary organisations and local communities. But is this collaborative discourse really as distinctive as the Labour Government claims? How far do contemporary partnerships exemplify an approach to governing which... more...
Let Nobody Turn Us Around
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2009; US$ 38.99One of America's most prominent historians and a noted feminist bring together the most important political writings and testimonials from African-Americans over three centuries. more...
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