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Positioning social policy within political economy and social contract debates, Wistow draws on empirical evidence to show how the social contract produces longstanding inequitable consequences in relation to health, place and social mobility in England.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wistow, Jonathan (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2022.
Temas:
2000-2099
Equality > England.
Social contract.
Contrat social.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Policy.
Equality
Social conditions
Social contract
Social policy
England > Social conditions > 21st century.
England > Social policy.
Angleterre > Conditions sociales > 21e siècle.
Angleterre > Politique sociale.
England
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • Social Policy, Political Economy and the Social Contract
  • Copyright information
  • Dedication
  • Table of contents
  • 1 Introduction
  • The social contract
  • Social policy
  • Structure of the book
  • 2 The political economy
  • Introduction
  • The 'golden age' of the post-war welfare state
  • Neoliberal influence
  • Contradictions and inconsistencies in neoliberalism
  • The ongoing appeal of neoliberalism
  • UK governments in the neoliberal era
  • Thatcherism
  • New Labour
  • The coalition government and austerity
  • New Public Management and governance
  • Post-democracy
  • Conclusion
  • 3 Globalisation and devolution
  • Introduction
  • Global economy
  • Global social policy
  • Devolution
  • England and the EU
  • Conclusion
  • 4 Place: uneven geographies and spatial inequalities
  • Introduction
  • London, the cause of and solution to all our problems
  • Regional disparities
  • Land and housing
  • Land
  • Housing
  • Conclusion
  • 5 Health and health inequalities
  • Introduction
  • Health and health inequalities
  • Relationship with the political economy
  • Health and health-related policy
  • Health, health inequalities and the social contract
  • 6 Social mobility
  • Introduction
  • Social mobility and the social contract
  • Social mobility and social policy
  • Social mobility and the political economy
  • Conclusion
  • 7 The intergenerational contract
  • Introduction
  • The intergenerational contract: young and relatively young
  • The intergenerational contract: ageing
  • Routes and conditions for change
  • Conclusion
  • 8 Conclusion
  • Social attitudes and crisis
  • A more equitable social contract?
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Back Cover.

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