The coalition government and social policy

1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-4473-2456-0
Verlag: Policy Press

Buch, Englisch, 400 Seiten, HC gerader Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 768 g

How did the UK Coalition Government’s policies differ from previous Conservative (or Labour) Government policies? How did the Liberal Democrats influence them? And what can this tell us about the likely policy direction of the Conservative government elected in May 2015?
Responding to the political and social policy changes made between 2010-15 this book considers the relationship between the two coalition parties to provide a critical assessment of how their policies affected the British welfare state, including the impact of ‘austerity’.
Looking beyond 2015, the contributors consider what the implications of these changes may be for social policy, both the challenges and opportunities, which will present themselves in the future.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bochel, Hugh

Powell, Martin

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Verwaltungswissenschaft, Öffentliche Verwaltung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Dienste, Soziale Organisationen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The transformation of the welfare state? ~ Hugh Bochel and Martin Powell;
The Coalition, public expenditure and social policy ~ Nick Ellison;
Social policy and public opinion under the Coalition ~ Andrew Defty;
The changing governance of social policy ~ Catherine Bochel;
Health ~ Rob Baggott;
Education ~ Stephen Ball and Patrick Bailey;
Housing ~ Peter Somerville;
Social security ~ Steve McKay and Karen Rowlingson;
Employment ~ Anne Daguerre;
Adult care ~ Jon Glasby;
Family policy ~ Ros Edwards and Val Gillies;
Children and young people ~ Harriet Churchill;
Crime and criminal justice ~ Peter Squires;
Equalities ~ Kirstein Rummery;
Social policy in the devolved administrations ~ Derek Birrell and Ann Marie Gray;
Conclusions ~ Hugh Bochel and Martin Powell.

Über Autor(innen)

Bochel, Hugh
Hugh Bochel is Professor of Public Policy at the University of Lincoln. He has published widely in the fields of social and public policy, including editing ‘The Conservative Party and social policy’

Powell, Martin
Martin Powell is a Professor of Health and Social Policy at the University of Birmingham. Martin’s main research interest is in the British welfare state, especially the NHS. He has written or edited some 19 books, including some being translated into Chinese, Korean, and Polish. He has written over 80 peer reviewed articles, and he is a former editor of the journal ‘Social Policy and Administration’.

Hugh Bochel is Professor of Public Policy at the University of Lincoln. He has published widely in the fields of social and public policy, including editing ‘The Conservative Party and social policy’.
Martin Powell is Professor of Health and Social Policy at the Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham. He is the editor of several books exploring the New Labour governments and the British welfare state.