Social policy towards 2000 : squaring the welfare circle
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Social policy towards 2000 : squaring the welfare circle
Routledge, 1994
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- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [226]-239) and index
Description and Table of Contents
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: hbk ISBN 9780415087063
Description
Governments in all advanced industrial societies are involved in an endless struggle of how to "square the welfare circle", as demand for public services rises due to demographic, social and labour market factors. Government ability to finance this rising tide of public service demand is constrained by economic and, at times, ideological factors. Failure to make welfare provision, however, has adverse electoral consequences, so this is not an issue which is likely to go away. Indeed, it is likely to become more acute in the future. "Social Policy Towards 2000" examines this current major problem in Britain, and looks ahead to the year 2000 and beyond. It documents the economic and social policy changes of the Thatcherite years and looks at the current situation in relation to employment, social security, education, health, housing and the personal services. By comparing the proposals of the UK's three main political parties, with regard to the running of the welfare system for the remaining part of the decade, the editors and contributors offer a prospective analysis of the future of welfare.
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: pbk ISBN 9780415087070
Description
Governments in all advanced industrial societies are involved in an endless struggle of how to 'square the welfare circle', as demand for public services rises due to demographic, social and labour market foctors. Government ability to finance this rising tide of public service demand is constrained by economic and, at times, ideological factors but failure to make welfare provision has adverse electoral consequeces. This is not an issue which is likely to go away. Social Policy Towards 2000 examines the issues and factors affecting the welfare state and by comparing the proposals of the three main UK political parties for the welfare system for the remaining part of the decade, offers a prospective analysis of the future of welfare.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Squaring the welfare circle, Vic George, Stewart Miller
- Chapter 2 The Thatcherite attempt to square the circle, Vic George, Stewart Miller
- Chapter 3 The Welfare Circle Towards 2000, Vic George, Stewart Miller
- Chapter 4 Employment, Sean Glynn
- Chapter 5 Social security, Hartley Dean
- Chapter 6 Education, Peter Taylor-Gooby
- Chapter 7 Health services, Nick Manning
- Chapter 8 The personal social services, John Baldock
- Chapter 9 Housing, Clare Ungerson
- Chapter 10 2000 and beyond, Vic George, Stewart Miller
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