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The coalition government and social policy : restructuring the welfare state /
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| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bristol :
Policy Press,
[2016]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- THE COALITION GOVERNMENT AND SOCIAL POLICY; Contents; Notes on contributors; 1. The transformation of the welfare state? The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government and social policy; Introduction; Towards coalition; Interpreting the coalition government, 2010-15; Locating the coalition; Conclusions; 2. The coalition government, public spending and social policy; Introduction; A 'coalition' government?; Patterns of public spending, 2010-15; Welfare and public spending in the UK; 3. The changing governance of social policy; Introduction
- Why the governance and mechanisms of policymaking and implementation matterGovernance under the Conservatives, 1979-97; Governance under Labour, 1997-2010; The governance of social policy under the coalition government, 2010-15; Conclusions; 4. The coalition, social policy and public opinion; Introduction; Switching off the thermostat: attitudes towards tax and spending; Public priorities and the hardening of attitudes towards benefits recipients; Will someone turn the thermostat on?; Conclusions; 5. Health policy and the coalition government; Introduction; Key themes of coalition policy
- The coalition government's record on healthWhat factors influenced policy?; Conclusions; 6. The coalition government, the general election and the policy ratchet in education: a reflection on the 'ghosts' of policy past, present and yet to come; Introduction; Coalition education policy; From 'great expectations' to 'managing expectations'?; Conclusions: looking ahead; 7. Coalition housing policy in England; Introduction; Background; Coalition housing policies; Conclusions; 8. Social security under the coalition and Conservatives: shredding the system for people of working age
- Privileging pensionersIntroduction; Background: the 2010 context; Key coalition policies; The impacts of reform; Underlying themes and features; The influence of the Liberal Democrats; Comparison with the previous Labour governments (1997-2010); Comparison with previous Conservative governments (1979-97); Conservative majority government (2015- ); Conclusions; 9. Welfare and active labour market policies in the UK: the coalition government approach; Introduction; The reforms; The Conservative-led coalition government's approach; Conclusion
- 10. 'It ain't what you do, it's the way that you do it': adult social care under the coalitionIntroduction; Adult social care under the coalition: from initial neglect to the Care Act 2014; The impact of austerity; Long-term care; Joint working between health and social care; Prevention; Personalisation; Conclusions: reflections on the coalition government; 11. Family policy: the Mods and Rockers; Introduction; From New Labour to the coalition; Stable marriage and stable families; Targeting: early and turnaround intervention; An unfettered Conservative government