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Welfare policy under New Labour : Views from inside Westminster /

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.

Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Bochel, Hugh M.
Autres auteurs: Defty, Andrew, 1970-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2007.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Continuity and change : the politics of welfare under New Labour
  • A declining force? Parliament under Blair
  • Towards a new consensus? MP's attitudes to welfare
  • MP's attitudes to welfare and public opinion
  • A more assertive chamber : the House of Lords and the scrutiny of welfare
  • 'Exercising influence and setting limits' : MP's influence on welfare policy.